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Jackson McVey vs.
Brunno Ferreira

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

1-2-0 Jackson McVey · UFC
6-4-0 Brunno Ferreira · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
27.4
AgeΔ 6.3 yrs
33.7
6'4"
HeightΔ 6"
5'10"
77"
ReachΔ 5"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
1.3
WLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Jackson McVey carries real power — 1.20 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Jackson McVey is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Brunno Ferreira carries real power — 0.61 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.

Jackson McVey

Full career not yet synced for Jackson McVey — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

Brunno Ferreira

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

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

816.51/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2293.12/min · norm 3.25
423.37/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2713.70/min · norm 3.20
69.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.3%norm 47.4%
23.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.0%norm 53.8%
11.20/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
30.61/15 · norm 0.32

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

Jackson McVey

Distance 32.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 52.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 10.3%)

Brunno Ferreira

Distance 93.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 10.3%)

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

Jackson McVey

Head 63.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 35.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 8.4%)

Brunno Ferreira

Head 81.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McVey L/AAccMiddleweight med Ferreira L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 38 39.5% 40.5% 211 / 443 47.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 52 / 61 85.2% 70.3% 9 / 15 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 14 / 18 too few to rate 69.1% 9 / 16 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 47 / 74 63.5% 38.9% 161 / 386 41.7% 38.9%
To the body 33 / 42 78.6% 71.7% 39 / 54 72.2% 71.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.3% 29 / 34 85.3% 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 McVey L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Ferreira L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 28 78.6% 39.5% 247 / 528 46.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.9% 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 2 / 3 too few to rate 69.0% 16 / 23 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 25 / 36 69.4% 37.9% 184 / 462 39.8% 37.9%
To the body 8 / 10 too few to rate 71.3% 40 / 52 76.9% 71.3%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 82.1% 47 / 50 94.0% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
522.7% acc · 1.02/15 · norm 1.42
00.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1147.8% def · norm 63.1%
4:3436.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
4:326.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
3:334:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
15:273:09 per 15 · norm 3:00
11.20/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.61/15 · norm 0.47

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

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