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Isaac Dulgarian vs.
Francis Marshall

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 Isaac Dulgarian · UFC
4-3-0 Francis Marshall · 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
4-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
30.1
AgeΔ 2.7 yrs
27.4
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
9.1
Layoff (months)Δ 5.7 mo
3.4
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL
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.

Isaac Dulgarian owns the mat — in control 70% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Isaac Dulgarian is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Francis Marshall owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 17% 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.

Isaac Dulgarian

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Francis Marshall

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

982.99/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1722.34/min · norm 3.54
541.65/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2313.14/min · norm 3.47
63.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
29.3%norm 45.0%
40.7%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
53.6%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.41/15 · norm 0.29

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

Isaac Dulgarian

Distance 27.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 71.4% (norm 6.5%)

Francis Marshall

Distance 95.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Isaac Dulgarian

Head 94.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 1.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.8%)

Francis Marshall

Head 93.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 3.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dulgarian L/AAccFeatherweight med Marshall L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 19 / 43 44.2% 40.9% 153 / 563 27.2% 40.9%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.8% 9 / 10 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 78 / 110 70.9% 69.2% 10 / 14 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 90 / 146 61.6% 37.2% 141 / 547 25.8% 37.2%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.2% 12 / 21 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.7% 19 / 19 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 Dulgarian L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Marshall L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 26 / 54 48.1% 39.2% 190 / 436 43.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 10 / 10 too few to rate 70.3% 4 / 7 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 18 / 27 66.7% 69.4% 37 / 55 67.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 45 / 82 54.9% 35.9% 139 / 351 39.6% 35.9%
To the body 5 / 5 too few to rate 67.9% 43 / 90 47.8% 67.9%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 81.5% 49 / 57 86.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1050.0% acc · 4.57/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1041.7% acc · 2.04/15 · norm 1.19
0— def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 61.5%
23:0870.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
23:2631.9% of cage time · norm 16.7%
6:152:51 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
5:321:07 per 15 · norm 3:12
41.83/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
30.61/15 · norm 0.46

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

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