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Justin Willis vs.
Mark Hunt

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

4-1-0 Justin Willis · UFC
8-8-1 (1 NC) Mark Hunt · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-1-0
UFC record
8-8-1 (1 NC)
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 13 yrs
52
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
78"
ReachΔ 6"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
88.5
Layoff (months)Δ 3.6 mo
92.1
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

Mark Hunt carries real power — 0.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Justin Willis carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Justin Willis is accurate with head shots — lands 57%, vs a 39% Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Justin Willis

Full career not yet synced for Justin Willis — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Mark Hunt

Full career not yet synced for Mark Hunt — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2113.37/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
4792.38/min · norm 3.36
1612.57/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
6673.32/min · norm 3.19
59.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
43.3%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
49.0%norm 52.5%
20.48/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
90.67/15 · norm 0.28

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

Justin Willis

Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

Mark Hunt

Distance 91.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 9.3%)

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

Justin Willis

Head 87.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)

Mark Hunt

Head 86.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Willis L/AAccHeavyweight med Hunt L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 296 56.8% 40.1% 405 / 1010 40.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 14 / 27 51.9% 70.6% 34 / 44 77.3% 70.6%
On the ground 29 / 33 87.9% 70.2% 40 / 51 78.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 310 56.8% 38.9% 378 / 960 39.4% 38.9%
To the body 19 / 26 73.1% 76.8% 51 / 83 61.4% 76.8%
To the legs 16 / 20 too few to rate 87.8% 50 / 62 80.6% 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 · Heavyweight: 93 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 Willis L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Hunt L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 123 / 326 37.7% 40.7% 428 / 990 43.2% 40.7%
In the clinch 24 / 35 68.6% 70.6% 54 / 84 64.3% 70.6%
On the ground 14 / 21 too few to rate 72.0% 185 / 235 78.7% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 260 26.2% 38.8% 482 / 1073 44.9% 38.8%
To the body 55 / 80 68.8% 75.1% 110 / 140 78.6% 75.1%
To the legs 38 / 42 90.5% 84.4% 75 / 96 78.1% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

466.7% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
753.8% acc · 0.52/15 · norm 0.95
436.4% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
5065.8% def · norm 64.3%
6:2710.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
19:439.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
14:253:27 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
49:043:39 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.07/15 · norm 0.16

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

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