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Jack Marshman vs.
Magnus Cedenblad

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

3-5-0 Jack Marshman · UFC
4-2-0 Magnus Cedenblad · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-5-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36.6
AgeΔ 7.7 yrs
44.3
6'0"
HeightΔ 5"
6'5"
73"
ReachΔ 6"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
69.2
Layoff (months)Δ 47.3 mo
116.5
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW
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.

Magnus Cedenblad owns the mat — in control 49% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Magnus Cedenblad is a submission threat — 0.96 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Jack Marshman rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 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.

Jack Marshman

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

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Magnus Cedenblad

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

In the UFC: 1-1 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

2242.74/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1122.38/min · norm 3.25
3424.19/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1423.02/min · norm 3.20
25.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.1%norm 47.4%
56.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
40.3%norm 53.8%
30.55/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.32/15 · norm 0.32

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

Jack Marshman

Distance 96.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 1.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 10.3%)

Magnus Cedenblad

Distance 71.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Jack Marshman

Head 80.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Magnus Cedenblad

Head 73.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Marshman L/AAccMiddleweight med Cedenblad L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 848 24.6% 40.5% 67 / 157 42.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 5 / 10 too few to rate 70.3% 23 / 31 74.2% 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 17 too few to rate 69.1% 22 / 31 71.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 144 / 708 20.3% 38.9% 70 / 161 43.5% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 117 42.7% 71.7% 25 / 39 64.1% 71.7%
To the legs 30 / 50 60.0% 83.3% 17 / 19 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 Marshman L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Cedenblad L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 278 / 687 40.5% 39.5% 75 / 161 46.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 24 / 32 75.0% 70.9% 29 / 31 93.5% 70.9%
On the ground 40 / 68 58.8% 69.0% 38 / 46 82.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 244 / 646 37.8% 37.9% 88 / 167 52.7% 37.9%
To the body 61 / 100 61.0% 71.3% 24 / 33 72.7% 71.3%
To the legs 37 / 41 90.2% 82.1% 30 / 38 78.9% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
964.3% acc · 2.87/15 · norm 1.42
220.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
466.7% def · norm 63.1%
0:160.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
23:0949.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
17:173:10 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
8:182:38 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.96/15 · norm 0.47

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

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