Mark Godbeer vs.
Daniel Spitz
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.
Mark Godbeer
Full career not yet synced for Mark Godbeer — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Daniel Spitz
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Spitz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.5 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)
Mark Godbeer
Distance 80.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 9.3%)
Daniel Spitz
Distance 94.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Godbeer
Head 67.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)
Daniel Spitz
Head 74.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Godbeer L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Spitz L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 88 / 184 | 47.8% | 40.1% | 93 / 275 | 33.8% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 70.6% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 154 | 42.2% | 38.9% | 59 / 218 | 27.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 76.8% | 24 / 46 | 52.2% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 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 Godbeer L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Spitz L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 170 | 35.3% | 40.7% | 185 / 360 | 51.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 72.0% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 187 | 40.1% | 38.8% | 102 / 259 | 39.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 75.1% | 60 / 81 | 74.1% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 52 / 58 | 89.7% | 84.4% |
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 — Godbeer has more cage time on record.