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Luiz Cane vs.
Eliot Marshall

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

4-5-0 Luiz Cane · UFC
3-3-0 Eliot Marshall · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-5-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
45.3
AgeΔ 0.8 yrs
46.1
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
77"
ReachΔ 0"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
165.7
Layoff (months)Δ 11.5 mo
177.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Luiz Cane carries real power — 1.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Eliot Marshall is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Luiz Cane absorbs 5.00 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
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.

Luiz Cane

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Eliot Marshall

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2584.79/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1231.93/min · norm 3.41
2695.00/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1522.39/min · norm 3.35
41.5%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
27.0%norm 48.3%
61.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
67.9%norm 52.9%
61.67/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.40

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

Luiz Cane

Distance 84.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.4%)

Eliot Marshall

Distance 93.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 10.4%)

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

Luiz Cane

Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 9.7%)

Eliot Marshall

Head 87.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cane L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Marshall L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 203 / 522 38.9% 41.4% 105 / 424 24.8% 41.4%
In the clinch 15 / 31 48.4% 70.9% 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 40 / 68 58.8% 72.3% 5 / 10 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 203 / 555 36.6% 38.9% 81 / 398 20.4% 38.9%
To the body 32 / 43 74.4% 71.9% 22 / 34 64.7% 71.9%
To the legs 23 / 23 too few to rate 81.8% 20 / 23 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Cane L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Marshall L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 245 / 655 37.4% 40.4% 94 / 352 26.7% 40.4%
In the clinch 15 / 22 too few to rate 68.7% 19 / 41 46.3% 68.7%
On the ground 9 / 12 too few to rate 70.4% 39 / 81 48.1% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 181 / 574 31.5% 37.5% 86 / 380 22.6% 37.5%
To the body 40 / 52 76.9% 72.3% 18 / 28 64.3% 72.3%
To the legs 48 / 63 76.2% 83.0% 48 / 66 72.7% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

228.6% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
233.3% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 0.87
8100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1979.2% def · norm 66.7%
4:498.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
3:395.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
0:350:09 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
14:273:24 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.28/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
40.94/15 · norm 0.27

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

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