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Gan McGee vs.
Pedro Rizzo

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

2-2-0 Gan McGee · UFC
9-5-0 Pedro Rizzo · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
9-5-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
49.7
AgeΔ 2.6 yrs
52.3
6'10"
HeightΔ 9"
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
274.3
Layoff (months)Δ 1.8 mo
272.5
LWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLW
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.

Pedro Rizzo carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Gan McGee owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Pedro Rizzo rarely shoots — 0.18 takedowns 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.

Gan McGee

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Pedro Rizzo

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

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

432.02/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2861.76/min · norm 3.36
421.97/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3652.25/min · norm 3.19
33.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
36.9%norm 47.8%
53.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
54.2%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
80.74/15 · norm 0.28

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

Gan McGee

Distance 74.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.6% (norm 9.3%)

Pedro Rizzo

Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

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

Gan McGee

Head 93.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 7.6%)

Pedro Rizzo

Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McGee L/AAccHeavyweight med Rizzo L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 26 / 94 27.7% 40.1% 210 / 646 32.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 37 / 57 64.9% 70.6%
On the ground 15 / 30 50.0% 70.2% 39 / 72 54.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 119 30.3% 38.9% 145 / 599 24.2% 38.9%
To the body 4 / 4 too few to rate 76.8% 16 / 16 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 3 / 4 too few to rate 87.8% 125 / 160 78.1% 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 McGee L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Rizzo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 21 / 64 32.8% 40.7% 230 / 584 39.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.6% 57 / 98 58.2% 70.6%
On the ground 14 / 18 too few to rate 72.0% 78 / 115 67.8% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 72 33.3% 38.8% 237 / 617 38.4% 38.8%
To the body 5 / 5 too few to rate 75.1% 28 / 41 68.3% 75.1%
To the legs 13 / 13 too few to rate 84.4% 100 / 139 71.9% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

225.0% acc · 1.41/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
228.6% acc · 0.18/15 · norm 0.95
787.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
5577.5% def · norm 64.3%
8:5642.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
15:1310.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
3:182:19 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
25:032:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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