Jason Gonzalez vs.
JC Cottrell
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.
Jason Gonzalez
Full career not yet synced for Jason Gonzalez — 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 +1.5 wins over .500
JC Cottrell
Full career not yet synced for JC Cottrell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Jason Gonzalez
Distance 92.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
JC Cottrell
Distance 98.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jason Gonzalez
Head 82.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.9%)
JC Cottrell
Head 89.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 1.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gonzalez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Cottrell L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 107 | 36.4% | 37.9% | 15 / 58 | 25.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 31 / 96 | 32.3% | 35.0% | 10 / 53 | 18.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Gonzalez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Cottrell L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 80 | 42.5% | 38.9% | 44 / 84 | 52.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 102 | 37.3% | 35.1% | 34 / 71 | 47.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Gonzalez has more cage time on record.