James Irvin vs.
Terry Martin
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
James Irvin
Full career not yet synced for James Irvin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Terry Martin
Full career not yet synced for Terry Martin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Irvin
Distance 70.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.7% (norm 10.4%)
Terry Martin
Distance 51.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 36.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Irvin
Head 66.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 25.6% (norm 9.7%)
Terry Martin
Head 70.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Irvin L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Martin L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 35 / 85 | 41.2% | 41.4% | 33 / 130 | 25.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 75 / 91 | 82.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 72.3% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 29 / 81 | 35.8% | 38.9% | 66 / 177 | 37.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 81.8% | 24 / 25 | 96.0% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Irvin L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Martin L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 40.4% | 37 / 126 | 29.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 83 / 104 | 79.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 70.4% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 142 | 58.5% | 37.5% | 59 / 164 | 36.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 40 / 42 | 95.2% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Irvin has more cage time on record.