Journey Newson vs. Marcus McGhee
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Journey Newson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Marcus McGhee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Journey Newson
Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (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)
Journey Newson
Head 68.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (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 | Newson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | McGhee L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 128 / 419 | 30.5% | 39.2% | 335 / 798 | 42.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 298 | 18.5% | 35.3% | 265 / 693 | 38.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 66.9% | 61 / 94 | 64.9% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 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 Newson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs McGhee L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 359 | 31.5% | 39.4% | 215 / 523 | 41.1% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 298 | 24.2% | 34.9% | 144 / 419 | 34.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 66.1% | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 78.8% | 50 / 67 | 74.6% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McGhee has more cage time on record.