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Gregory Rodrigues vs. Julian Marquez

UFC 11-3-0 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-3-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
36
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 17.7 mo
19.6
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Julian Marquez is a submission threat — 2.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Gregory Rodrigues carries real power — 1.17 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Julian Marquez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gregory Rodrigues

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 104
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 62

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.35 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Julian Marquez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8165.77/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
3145.09/min · norm 3.23
6394.52/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3525.71/min · norm 3.20
53.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.0%norm 47.4%
49.9%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
49.6%norm 53.8%
111.17/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.32

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

Gregory Rodrigues

Distance 86.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)

Julian Marquez

Distance 78.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 10.0%)

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

Gregory Rodrigues

Head 81.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.4%)

Julian Marquez

Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rodrigues L/AAccMiddleweight med Marquez L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 674 / 1322 51.0% 40.5% 210 / 547 38.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 97 / 137 70.8% 70.6% 70 / 105 66.7% 70.6%
On the ground 45 / 71 63.4% 69.4% 34 / 46 73.9% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 584 / 1247 46.8% 38.8% 242 / 594 40.7% 38.8%
To the body 176 / 217 81.1% 71.6% 52 / 78 66.7% 71.6%
To the legs 56 / 66 84.8% 83.3% 20 / 26 76.9% 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Rodrigues L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Marquez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 537 / 1135 47.3% 39.5% 243 / 521 46.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 86 / 118 72.9% 70.4% 83 / 137 60.6% 70.4%
On the ground 16 / 23 too few to rate 69.0% 26 / 41 63.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 410 / 994 41.2% 37.9% 276 / 601 45.9% 37.9%
To the body 121 / 163 74.2% 71.3% 56 / 72 77.8% 71.3%
To the legs 108 / 119 90.8% 82.1% 20 / 26 76.9% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1535.7% acc · 1.59/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.35
3585.4% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
1145.8% def · norm 63.3%
24:2417.3% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
3:375.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
18:451:59 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
19:484:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.32/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
112.67/15 · norm 0.45

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