John Maguire vs. John Hathaway
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
John Maguire
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 6 |
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
John Hathaway
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
John Maguire
Distance 81.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)
John Hathaway
Distance 65.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 26.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Maguire
Head 88.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 5.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
John Hathaway
Head 81.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Maguire L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hathaway L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 64 / 193 | 33.2% | 38.5% | 209 / 662 | 31.6% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 50 / 79 | 63.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 151 / 272 | 55.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 74 / 208 | 35.6% | 36.4% | 274 / 829 | 33.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 86 / 128 | 67.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 50 / 56 | 89.3% | 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 (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 Maguire L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hathaway L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 379 | 26.6% | 39.1% | 125 / 427 | 29.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 53 | 75.5% | 68.9% | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 29 / 60 | 48.3% | 68.0% | 55 / 85 | 64.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 347 | 22.8% | 35.6% | 137 / 467 | 29.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 32 / 62 | 51.6% | 69.6% | 48 / 66 | 72.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 82.2% | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hathaway has more cage time on record.