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Gavin Tucker vs.
Justin Jaynes

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

4-3-0 Gavin Tucker · UFC
1-4-0 Justin Jaynes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-3-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40.1
AgeΔ 3.1 yrs
37
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
66"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
36
Layoff (months)Δ 25.3 mo
61.3
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Gavin Tucker is a submission threat — 1.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Gavin Tucker hunts takedowns — 3.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Justin Jaynes carries real power — 0.75 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight 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.

Gavin Tucker

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Justin Jaynes

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3094.29/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1343.34/min · norm 3.54
3014.18/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2145.33/min · norm 3.47
44.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 45.0%
57.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
62.9%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.75/15 · norm 0.29

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

Gavin Tucker

Distance 87.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.5%)

Justin Jaynes

Distance 91.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Gavin Tucker

Head 77.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.8%)

Justin Jaynes

Head 84.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tucker L/AAccFeatherweight med Jaynes L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 247 / 604 40.9% 40.9% 115 / 276 41.7% 40.9%
In the clinch 49 / 70 70.0% 70.8% 8 / 9 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 13 / 17 too few to rate 69.2% 11 / 17 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 534 35.4% 37.2% 98 / 256 38.3% 37.2%
To the body 78 / 111 70.3% 68.2% 31 / 40 77.5% 68.2%
To the legs 42 / 46 91.3% 80.7% 5 / 6 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Tucker L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Jaynes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 465 30.1% 39.2% 192 / 539 35.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 65 / 95 68.4% 70.3% 6 / 11 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 96 / 147 65.3% 69.4% 16 / 27 59.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 192 / 554 34.7% 35.9% 143 / 484 29.5% 35.9%
To the body 96 / 134 71.6% 67.9% 46 / 65 70.8% 67.9%
To the legs 13 / 19 too few to rate 81.5% 25 / 28 89.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1544.1% acc · 3.13/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
240.0% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.19
753.8% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
120.0% def · norm 61.5%
13:5219.3% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
3:469.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
10:052:06 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
8:093:02 per 15 · norm 3:12
71.46/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
31.12/15 · norm 0.46

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

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