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Gabriel Gonzaga vs.
Chris Tuchscherer

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

12-10-0 Gabriel Gonzaga · UFC
1-3-0 Chris Tuchscherer · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

12-10-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
47.2
AgeΔ 3.7 yrs
50.9
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 0"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
123.9
Layoff (months)Δ 61.4 mo
185.3
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Gabriel Gonzaga is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Chris Tuchscherer is a submission threat — 0.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Gabriel Gonzaga hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Gabriel Gonzaga

Full career not yet synced for Gabriel Gonzaga — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Chris Tuchscherer

Full career not yet synced for Chris Tuchscherer — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2932.13/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
341.35/min · norm 3.36
3712.70/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
803.17/min · norm 3.19
45.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
31.8%norm 47.8%
59.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
47.4%norm 52.5%
70.76/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 9.3%)

Chris Tuchscherer

Distance 85.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.6%)

Chris Tuchscherer

Head 87.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Gonzaga L/AAccHeavyweight med Tuchscherer L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 156 / 440 35.5% 40.1% 25 / 91 27.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 43 / 64 67.2% 70.6% 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 94 / 146 64.4% 70.2% 1 / 3 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 507 36.7% 38.9% 21 / 94 22.3% 38.9%
To the body 42 / 60 70.0% 76.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 65 / 83 78.3% 87.8% 10 / 10 too few to rate 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Gonzaga L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Tuchscherer L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 189 / 643 29.4% 40.7% 27 / 83 32.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 92 / 130 70.8% 70.6% 17 / 25 68.0% 70.6%
On the ground 90 / 133 67.7% 72.0% 36 / 44 81.8% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 310 / 820 37.8% 38.8% 68 / 134 50.7% 38.8%
To the body 33 / 50 66.0% 75.1% 9 / 15 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 28 / 36 77.8% 84.4% 3 / 3 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2438.1% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
218.2% acc · 1.19/15 · norm 0.95
1275.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
37:1027.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
6:0123.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
16:541:50 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
6:203:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
111.20/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.59/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gonzaga has more cage time on record.

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