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Mark Munoz vs.
Ryan Jensen

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

9-6-0 Mark Munoz · UFC
2-6-0 Ryan Jensen · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-6-0
UFC record
2-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48.5
AgeΔ 0.4 yrs
48.9
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
71"
ReachΔ 5"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
134.7
Layoff (months)Δ 48.5 mo
183.2
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Ryan Jensen is a submission threat — 2.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mark Munoz hunts takedowns — 3.22 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Mark Munoz owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
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.

Mark Munoz

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

In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Ryan Jensen

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3943.02/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1002.94/min · norm 3.25
3072.35/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1073.15/min · norm 3.20
50.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
40.3%norm 47.4%
56.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.2%norm 53.8%
20.23/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.44/15 · norm 0.32

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

Mark Munoz

Distance 45.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 33.9% (norm 10.3%)

Ryan Jensen

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.0% (norm 10.3%)

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%)

Ryan Jensen

Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (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/AAccMiddleweight med Jensen L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 355 34.9% 40.5% 57 / 160 35.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 98 / 162 60.5% 70.3% 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 172 / 265 64.9% 69.1% 36 / 77 46.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 231 / 586 39.4% 38.9% 80 / 218 36.7% 38.9%
To the body 114 / 134 85.1% 71.7% 10 / 17 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 49 / 62 79.0% 83.3% 10 / 13 too few to rate 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Jensen L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 161 / 484 33.3% 39.5% 75 / 212 35.4% 39.5%
In the clinch 91 / 144 63.2% 70.9% 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 55 / 78 70.5% 69.0% 31 / 46 67.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 554 33.6% 37.9% 56 / 193 29.0% 37.9%
To the body 82 / 109 75.2% 71.3% 23 / 36 63.9% 71.3%
To the legs 39 / 43 90.7% 82.1% 28 / 33 84.8% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2830.1% acc · 3.22/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.42
2156.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
428.6% def · norm 63.1%
42:5232.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
8:1524.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
28:083:13 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
7:463:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
50.57/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
52.20/15 · norm 0.47

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

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