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Gerald Harris vs.
Maiquel Falcao

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

3-1-0 Gerald Harris · UFC
1-0-0 Maiquel Falcao · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-1-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
46.7
AgeΔ 1.3 yrs
45.4
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
77"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
188.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
188.5
LWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
W
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.

Maiquel Falcao is a submission threat — 3.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Maiquel Falcao carries real power — 1.00 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Gerald Harris carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight 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.

Gerald Harris

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

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

Maiquel Falcao

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

561.22/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
251.67/min · norm 3.25
681.48/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
80.53/min · norm 3.20
25.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 47.4%
65.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
86.9%norm 53.8%
20.66/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
11.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Gerald Harris

Distance 81.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 10.3%)

Maiquel Falcao

Distance 48.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 20.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.1% (norm 10.3%)

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

Gerald Harris

Head 95.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.5% (norm 8.4%)

Maiquel Falcao

Head 82.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Harris L/AAccMiddleweight med Falcao L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 176 21.6% 40.5% 9 / 22 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 5 / 10 too few to rate 70.3% 5 / 9 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 13 / 30 43.3% 69.1% 11 / 14 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 206 24.8% 38.9% 18 / 37 48.6% 38.9%
To the body 4 / 9 too few to rate 71.7% 6 / 6 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.3% 1 / 2 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Harris L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Falcao L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 152 23.7% 39.5% 6 / 55 10.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 18 / 27 66.7% 70.9% 2 / 6 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 14 / 17 too few to rate 69.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 165 26.1% 37.9% 5 / 57 8.8% 37.9%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 71.3% 3 / 4 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 12 / 16 too few to rate 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

857.1% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.42
571.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
571.4% def · norm 63.1%
8:0717.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
4:0327.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:382:30 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
0:580:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
33.00/15 · norm 0.47

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

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