Marcus Davis vs.
Forrest Petz
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.
Marcus Davis
Full career not yet synced for Marcus Davis — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Forrest Petz
Full career not yet synced for Forrest Petz — 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 -0.4 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)
Marcus Davis
Distance 81.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)
Forrest Petz
Distance 83.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcus Davis
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.4%)
Forrest Petz
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Davis L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Petz L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 242 / 733 | 33.0% | 38.6% | 123 / 521 | 23.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 94 | 71.3% | 67.8% | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 47 / 69 | 68.1% | 67.2% | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 728 | 31.9% | 37.2% | 91 / 485 | 18.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 70.7% | 73 / 115 | 63.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 82.9% | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Davis L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Petz L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 233 / 808 | 28.8% | 39.0% | 98 / 287 | 34.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 68.9% | 34 / 60 | 56.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 56 / 123 | 45.5% | 68.0% | 46 / 71 | 64.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 205 / 856 | 23.9% | 35.6% | 107 / 334 | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 73 / 107 | 68.2% | 69.6% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 88 / 104 | 84.6% | 82.1% | 44 / 47 | 93.6% | 82.1% |
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 — Davis has more cage time on record.