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Jon Tuck vs. Damien Brown

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 1 yrs
41
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 5"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
97.8
Layoff (months)Δ 6.5 mo
104.3
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jon Tuck is a submission threat — 0.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Damien Brown carries real power — 0.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jon Tuck rarely shoots — 0.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jon Tuck

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Damien Brown

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 158

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3243.00/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2423.66/min · norm 3.44
4043.74/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3214.86/min · norm 3.38
40.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
38.6%norm 43.65%
60.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
50.1%norm 56.3%
20.28/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.45/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jon Tuck

Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)

Damien Brown

Distance 91.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jon Tuck

Head 77.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.0%)

Damien Brown

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tuck L/AAccLightweight med Brown L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 703 36.8% 38.3% 208 / 574 36.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 30 / 51 58.8% 67.5% 13 / 21 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 35 / 55 63.6% 68.8% 21 / 32 65.6% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 182 / 630 28.9% 35.1% 159 / 509 31.2% 35.1%
To the body 82 / 108 75.9% 69.1% 38 / 65 58.5% 69.1%
To the legs 60 / 71 84.5% 81.8% 45 / 53 84.9% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Tuck L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Brown L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 302 / 885 34.1% 38.8% 260 / 559 46.5% 38.8%
In the clinch 50 / 71 70.4% 68.6% 31 / 37 83.8% 68.6%
On the ground 52 / 72 72.2% 68.0% 30 / 47 63.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 270 / 826 32.7% 35.2% 251 / 543 46.2% 35.2%
To the body 89 / 136 65.4% 68.2% 41 / 63 65.1% 68.2%
To the legs 45 / 66 68.2% 81.5% 29 / 37 78.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
333.3% acc · 0.42/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.34
1050.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
753.8% def · norm 63.7%
18:4417.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
3:385.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
20:242:50 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
18:324:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
70.97/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
30.68/15 · norm 0.48

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