John Hathaway vs.
John Maguire
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.
John Hathaway
Full career not yet synced for John Hathaway — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
John Maguire
Full career not yet synced for John Maguire — 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 +1.4 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)
John Hathaway
Distance 65.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.9% (norm 8.1%)
John Maguire
Distance 81.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Hathaway
Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.4%)
John Maguire
Head 88.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hathaway L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Maguire L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 662 | 31.6% | 38.6% | 64 / 193 | 33.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 79 | 63.3% | 67.8% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 151 / 272 | 55.5% | 67.2% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 274 / 829 | 33.1% | 37.2% | 74 / 208 | 35.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 86 / 128 | 67.2% | 70.7% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 50 / 56 | 89.3% | 82.9% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Hathaway L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Maguire L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 125 / 427 | 29.3% | 39.0% | 101 / 379 | 26.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 68.9% | 40 / 53 | 75.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 55 / 85 | 64.7% | 68.0% | 29 / 60 | 48.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 137 / 467 | 29.3% | 35.6% | 79 / 347 | 22.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 48 / 66 | 72.7% | 69.6% | 32 / 62 | 51.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 82.1% | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 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 — Hathaway has more cage time on record.