Mark Munoz vs. Nick Catone
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mark Munoz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Nick Catone
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mark Munoz
Distance 45.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 33.9% (norm 10.0%)
Nick Catone
Distance 64.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mark Munoz
Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)
Nick Catone
Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Munoz L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Catone L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 355 | 34.9% | 40.5% | 82 / 281 | 29.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 162 | 60.5% | 70.6% | 47 / 75 | 62.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 172 / 265 | 64.9% | 69.4% | 67 / 83 | 80.7% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 231 / 586 | 39.4% | 38.8% | 125 / 349 | 35.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 114 / 134 | 85.1% | 71.6% | 35 / 51 | 68.6% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 49 / 62 | 79.0% | 83.3% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Munoz L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Catone L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 161 / 484 | 33.3% | 39.5% | 126 / 461 | 27.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 144 | 63.2% | 70.4% | 66 / 92 | 71.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 55 / 78 | 70.5% | 69.0% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 554 | 33.6% | 37.9% | 120 / 467 | 25.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 82 / 109 | 75.2% | 71.3% | 48 / 67 | 71.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 39 / 43 | 90.7% | 82.1% | 48 / 53 | 90.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Munoz has more cage time on record.