Jorge Gurgel vs.
John Halverson
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.
Jorge Gurgel
Full career not yet synced for Jorge Gurgel — 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 -0.6 wins over .500
John Halverson
Full career not yet synced for John Halverson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Jorge Gurgel
Distance 78.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
John Halverson
Distance 76.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jorge Gurgel
Head 86.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 7.9%)
John Halverson
Head 83.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gurgel L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Halverson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 240 / 845 | 28.4% | 37.9% | 29 / 79 | 36.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 103 | 57.3% | 67.3% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 57 / 127 | 44.9% | 69.1% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 246 / 930 | 26.5% | 35.0% | 29 / 87 | 33.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 12 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 76 / 96 | 79.2% | 81.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Gurgel L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Halverson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 253 / 807 | 31.4% | 38.9% | 26 / 64 | 40.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 103 | 57.3% | 68.6% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 63 / 103 | 61.2% | 68.0% | 46 / 80 | 57.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 275 / 871 | 31.6% | 35.1% | 56 / 129 | 43.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 70 / 97 | 72.2% | 68.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 81.5% | 23 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 — Gurgel has more cage time on record.