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Marvin Eastman vs. Quinton Jackson

UFC 1-4-0 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
55
AgeΔ 7 yrs
48
5'9"
HeightΔ 4"
6'1"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
220
Layoff (months)Δ 82.1 mo
137.9
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marvin Eastman is wasteful with strikes at range — only 15% land, vs a 42% Light Heavyweight norm.
Quinton Jackson carries real power — 0.65 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Marvin Eastman is wasteful with head shots — only 20% land, vs a 39% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marvin Eastman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1711

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.03 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Quinton Jackson

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

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

692.18/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
5142.77/min · norm 3.48
1243.92/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5843.15/min · norm 3.37
34.7%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
43.3%norm 48.45%
42.1%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
80.65/15 · norm 0.40

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

Marvin Eastman

Distance 67.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 32.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)

Quinton Jackson

Distance 72.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Marvin Eastman

Head 78.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 9.7%)

Quinton Jackson

Head 81.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Eastman L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Jackson L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 20 / 134 14.9% 41.5% 303 / 862 35.2% 41.5%
In the clinch 49 / 65 75.4% 70.8% 164 / 256 64.1% 70.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9% 47 / 68 69.1% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 156 19.9% 39.2% 327 / 971 33.7% 39.2%
To the body 20 / 21 too few to rate 72.0% 133 / 159 83.6% 72.0%
To the legs 18 / 22 too few to rate 82.1% 54 / 56 96.4% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Eastman L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Jackson L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 95 26.3% 40.6% 363 / 1038 35.0% 40.6%
In the clinch 91 / 109 83.5% 68.8% 129 / 189 68.3% 68.8%
On the ground 8 / 10 too few to rate 70.4% 92 / 138 66.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 66 / 151 43.7% 37.7% 303 / 993 30.5% 37.7%
To the body 41 / 45 91.1% 72.9% 115 / 164 70.1% 72.9%
To the legs 17 / 18 too few to rate 83.1% 166 / 208 79.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
228.6% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
630.0% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 0.87
981.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4771.2% def · norm 66.7%
4:5715.7% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
23:0012.4% of cage time · norm 17.1%
6:453:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
47:183:49 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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