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Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee

UFC 10-5-0 vs. 6-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-5-0
UFC record
6-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 4 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
23.1
Layoff (months)Δ 22.5 mo
0.6
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marcus McGhee carries real power — 1.11 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Jonathan Martinez carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Marcus McGhee rarely shoots — 0.22 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jonathan Martinez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 105
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Marcus McGhee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 51
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8874.44/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3765.54/min · norm 3.52
8174.09/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2423.57/min · norm 3.58
49.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.8%norm 43.5%
57.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
57.0%norm 56.6%
90.68/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
51.11/15 · norm 0.29

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

Jonathan Martinez

Distance 88.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 6.4%)

Marcus McGhee

Distance 92.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 6.4%)

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

Jonathan Martinez

Head 70.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 8.4%)

Marcus McGhee

Head 80.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Martinez L/AAccBantamweight med McGhee L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 731 / 1590 46.0% 39.2% 335 / 798 42.0% 39.2%
In the clinch 62 / 74 83.8% 69.0% 10 / 16 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 94 / 125 75.2% 70.2% 31 / 45 68.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 494 / 1257 39.3% 35.3% 265 / 693 38.2% 35.3%
To the body 194 / 285 68.1% 66.9% 61 / 94 64.9% 66.9%
To the legs 199 / 247 80.6% 79.2% 50 / 72 69.4% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Martinez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs McGhee L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 700 / 1741 40.2% 39.4% 215 / 523 41.1% 39.4%
In the clinch 99 / 133 74.4% 70.6% 27 / 38 71.1% 70.6%
On the ground 18 / 25 72.0% 72.1% 0 / 2 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 377 / 1361 27.7% 34.9% 144 / 419 34.4% 34.9%
To the body 260 / 345 75.4% 66.1% 48 / 77 62.3% 66.1%
To the legs 180 / 193 93.3% 78.8% 50 / 67 74.6% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
535.7% acc · 0.38/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
111.1% acc · 0.22/15 · norm 1.12
2668.4% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
981.8% def · norm 65.7%
28:0514.1% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
3:545.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
18:031:21 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
5:191:10 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.08/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.22/15 · norm 0.28

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