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Matchup deep-dive

Justin Martin vs.
Eric Martin

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other β€” the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-0-0 Justin Martin Β· UFC
0-1-0 Eric Martin Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

1-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
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Age
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6'0"
Height
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Reach
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Stance
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353.9
Layoff (months)Ξ” 0 mo
353.9
W
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Neither man strays far from his division's norms β€” on paper this one is close. The zone-by-zone numbers below tell the finer story.

Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Justin Martin

Full career not yet synced for Justin Martin β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Eric Martin

Full career not yet synced for Eric Martin β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.36
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 3.19
β€”norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
β€”norm 47.8%
β€”norm 52.5%
Striking defense
β€”norm 52.5%
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.28
Knockdowns
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.28

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

Justin Martin

Distance 0.0% (norm 79.5%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

Eric Martin

Distance 0.0% (norm 79.5%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Justin Martin

Head 0.0% (norm 79.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Eric Martin

Head 0.0% (norm 79.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Martin L/AAccHeavyweight med Martin L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance β€” / β€” too few to rate 40.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.6% β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.2% β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.9%
To the body β€” / β€” too few to rate 76.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs β€” / β€” too few to rate 87.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters Β· Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Martin L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Martin L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance β€” / β€” too few to rate 40.7% β€” / β€” too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.6% β€” / β€” too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground β€” / β€” too few to rate 72.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 38.8%
To the body β€” / β€” too few to rate 75.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs β€” / β€” too few to rate 84.4% β€” / β€” too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions β€” career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

β€”β€” acc Β· β€”/15 Β· norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
β€”β€” acc Β· β€”/15 Β· norm 0.95
0β€” def Β· norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0β€” def Β· norm 64.3%
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 17.2%
Control time
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 17.2%
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 2:28
Time under control
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 2:28
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.16
Submission attempts
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.16

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

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