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John Hathaway vs. John Maguire

UFC 7-2-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-2-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
39
AgeΔ 4 yrs
43
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
75"
ReachΔ 6"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
151.6
Layoff (months)Δ 8.6 mo
160.2
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
John Maguire is a submission threat — 1.08 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
John Maguire hunts takedowns — 2.80 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
John Hathaway owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

John Hathaway

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 72
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.33 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

John Maguire

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 236

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4103.40/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
981.41/min · norm 3.17
2171.80/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1702.44/min · norm 3.08
40.5%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
41.5%norm 44.75%
62.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
65.4%norm 55.25%
20.25/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

John Hathaway

Distance 65.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 26.9% (norm 8.1%)

John Maguire

Distance 81.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)

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

John Hathaway

Head 81.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.0%)

John Maguire

Head 88.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Hathaway L/AAccWelterweight med Maguire L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 662 31.6% 38.5% 64 / 193 33.2% 38.5%
In the clinch 50 / 79 63.3% 67.8% 15 / 19 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 151 / 272 55.5% 67.0% 19 / 24 too few to rate 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 274 / 829 33.1% 36.4% 74 / 208 35.6% 36.4%
To the body 86 / 128 67.2% 70.7% 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 50 / 56 89.3% 83.0% 12 / 14 too few to rate 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 (Welterweight: 180 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 Hathaway L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Maguire L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 125 / 427 29.3% 39.1% 101 / 379 26.6% 39.1%
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% 82.2% 59 / 83 71.1% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2143.8% acc · 2.61/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
1346.4% acc · 2.80/15 · norm 1.31
2561.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
777.8% def · norm 63.9%
46:1938.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
24:2835.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
26:453:19 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
13:292:54 per 15 · norm 3:15
70.87/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
51.08/15 · norm 0.44

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