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Greg Hardy vs.
Maurice Greene

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

4-5-0 (1 NC) Greg Hardy · UFC
4-4-0 Maurice Greene · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
38
AgeΔ 2.1 yrs
40.1
6'5"
HeightΔ 2"
6'7"
80"
ReachΔ 0"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
53.1
Layoff (months)Δ 9.8 mo
62.9
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
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.

Maurice Greene is a submission threat — 0.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Maurice Greene rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Greg Hardy rarely shoots — 0.20 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.

Greg Hardy

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Maurice Greene

Full career not yet synced for Maurice Greene — 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 +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3434.60/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2223.28/min · norm 3.36
2453.29/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2443.61/min · norm 3.19
49.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.8%
55.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
45.9%norm 52.5%
10.20/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
20.44/15 · norm 0.28

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

Greg Hardy

Distance 84.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 9.3%)

Maurice Greene

Distance 91.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 9.3%)

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

Greg Hardy

Head 73.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 7.6%)

Maurice Greene

Head 67.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Hardy L/AAccHeavyweight med Greene L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 257 / 581 44.2% 40.1% 194 / 449 43.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 14 / 17 too few to rate 70.6% 25 / 35 71.4% 70.6%
On the ground 72 / 90 80.0% 70.2% 3 / 8 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 203 / 506 40.1% 38.9% 109 / 332 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 51 / 71 71.8% 76.8% 38 / 62 61.3% 76.8%
To the legs 89 / 111 80.2% 87.8% 75 / 98 76.5% 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 Hardy L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Greene L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 206 / 489 42.1% 40.7% 163 / 337 48.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 1 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 38 / 54 70.4% 72.0% 69 / 97 71.1% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 140 / 408 34.3% 38.8% 154 / 329 46.8% 38.8%
To the body 51 / 75 68.0% 75.1% 38 / 52 73.1% 75.1%
To the legs 54 / 63 85.7% 84.4% 52 / 70 74.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.20/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
964.3% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
327.3% def · norm 64.3%
5:257.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:482.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
5:171:03 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
29:236:31 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.44/15 · norm 0.16

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

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