Jon Tuck vs.
Damien Brown
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.
Jon Tuck
Full career not yet synced for Jon Tuck — 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 -0.1 wins over .500
Damien Brown
Full career not yet synced for Damien Brown — 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 +0.0 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)
Jon Tuck
Distance 86.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
Damien Brown
Distance 91.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Tuck
Head 77.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.9%)
Damien Brown
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tuck L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Brown L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 259 / 703 | 36.8% | 37.9% | 208 / 574 | 36.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 67.3% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 69.1% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 630 | 28.9% | 35.0% | 159 / 509 | 31.2% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 82 / 108 | 75.9% | 69.1% | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 81.9% | 45 / 53 | 84.9% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Brown L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 302 / 885 | 34.1% | 38.9% | 260 / 559 | 46.5% | 38.9% |
| 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% | 35.1% | 251 / 543 | 46.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 89 / 136 | 65.4% | 68.1% | 41 / 63 | 65.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 81.5% | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 81.5% |
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 — Tuck has more cage time on record.