Jeremy Stephens vs. Marcus Davis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jeremy Stephens
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 22 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Marcus Davis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jeremy Stephens
Distance 84.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.0%)
Marcus Davis
Distance 81.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeremy Stephens
Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 8.0%)
Marcus Davis
Head 81.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stephens L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Davis L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2637 | 35.7% | 38.3% | 242 / 733 | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.5% | 67 / 94 | 71.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 213 / 326 | 65.3% | 68.8% | 47 / 69 | 68.1% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 752 / 2420 | 31.1% | 35.1% | 232 / 728 | 31.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 222 / 307 | 72.3% | 69.1% | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 307 / 411 | 74.7% | 81.8% | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 83.0% |
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: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Stephens L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Davis L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1035 / 2709 | 38.2% | 38.8% | 233 / 808 | 28.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 179 / 278 | 64.4% | 68.0% | 56 / 123 | 45.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 812 / 2468 | 32.9% | 35.2% | 205 / 856 | 23.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 238 / 349 | 68.2% | 68.2% | 73 / 107 | 68.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 277 / 335 | 82.7% | 81.5% | 88 / 104 | 84.6% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stephens has more cage time on record.