Jeff Monson vs.
Marcio Cruz
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.
Jeff Monson
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Monson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Marcio Cruz
Full career not yet synced for Marcio Cruz — 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 +2.0 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)
Jeff Monson
Distance 53.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 31.1% (norm 9.3%)
Marcio Cruz
Distance 73.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 21.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeff Monson
Head 82.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 7.6%)
Marcio Cruz
Head 74.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Monson L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Cruz L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 29 / 159 | 18.2% | 40.1% | 46 / 133 | 34.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 70.6% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 55 / 93 | 59.1% | 70.2% | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 70 / 247 | 28.3% | 38.9% | 38 / 134 | 28.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 34 / 39 | 87.2% | 76.8% | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 30 / 31 | 96.8% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Monson L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Cruz L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 351 | 29.9% | 40.7% | 18 / 106 | 17.0% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 70.6% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 62 | 82.3% | 72.0% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 358 | 26.8% | 38.8% | 22 / 113 | 19.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 31 / 32 | 96.9% | 75.1% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 64 / 72 | 88.9% | 84.4% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Monson has more cage time on record.