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Joey Beltran vs.
Pat Barry

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

3-6-0 (1 NC) Joey Beltran · UFC
5-7-0 Pat Barry · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-7-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
44.7
AgeΔ 2.4 yrs
47.1
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
153.9
Layoff (months)Δ 1.9 mo
152
LNCLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Pat Barry carries real power — 1.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Pat Barry rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Joey Beltran absorbs 5.18 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
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.

Joey Beltran

Full career not yet synced for Joey Beltran — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Pat Barry

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5834.58/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1882.72/min · norm 3.36
6605.18/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2453.54/min · norm 3.19
37.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
52.1%norm 47.8%
50.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.6%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
81.74/15 · norm 0.28

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

Joey Beltran

Distance 80.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 9.3%)

Pat Barry

Distance 91.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 9.3%)

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

Joey Beltran

Head 84.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.6%)

Pat Barry

Head 68.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 26.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Beltran L/AAccHeavyweight med Barry L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 353 / 1264 27.9% 40.1% 166 / 330 50.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 187 / 252 74.2% 70.6% 7 / 10 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 43 / 56 76.8% 70.2% 15 / 21 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 399 / 1335 29.9% 38.9% 96 / 248 38.7% 38.9%
To the body 105 / 145 72.4% 76.8% 12 / 17 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 79 / 92 85.9% 87.8% 80 / 96 83.3% 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 Beltran L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Barry L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 521 / 1136 45.9% 40.7% 134 / 452 29.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 102 / 145 70.3% 70.6% 89 / 131 67.9% 70.6%
On the ground 37 / 51 72.5% 72.0% 22 / 23 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 467 / 1099 42.5% 38.8% 138 / 461 29.9% 38.8%
To the body 99 / 129 76.7% 75.1% 45 / 64 70.3% 75.1%
To the legs 94 / 104 90.4% 84.4% 62 / 81 76.5% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

518.5% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
2672.2% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1676.2% def · norm 64.3%
34:4627.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
6:299.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:002:07 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
17:083:42 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.22/15 · norm 0.16

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

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