Mark Hunt vs.
Chris Tuchscherer
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 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
Chris Tuchscherer
Full career not yet synced for Chris Tuchscherer — 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 +0.5 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 Hunt
Distance 91.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 9.3%)
Chris Tuchscherer
Distance 85.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Hunt
Head 86.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)
Chris Tuchscherer
Head 87.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hunt L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Tuchscherer L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 405 / 1010 | 40.1% | 40.1% | 25 / 91 | 27.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 70.6% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 70.2% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 378 / 960 | 39.4% | 38.9% | 21 / 94 | 22.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 83 | 61.4% | 76.8% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 50 / 62 | 80.6% | 87.8% | 10 / 10 | 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 · 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 Hunt L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Tuchscherer L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 428 / 990 | 43.2% | 40.7% | 27 / 83 | 32.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 84 | 64.3% | 70.6% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 185 / 235 | 78.7% | 72.0% | 36 / 44 | 81.8% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 482 / 1073 | 44.9% | 38.8% | 68 / 134 | 50.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 110 / 140 | 78.6% | 75.1% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 75 / 96 | 78.1% | 84.4% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 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 — Hunt has more cage time on record.