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Matt Brown vs.
Matt Arroyo

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

17-13-0 Matt Brown · UFC
1-2-0 Matt Arroyo · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

17-13-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 2 yrs
43
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
38.8
Layoff (months)Δ 171.3 mo
210.1
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
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.

Matt Arroyo is a submission threat — 5.29 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Matt Brown is a submission threat — 1.30 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Matt Arroyo hunts takedowns — 2.12 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight 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.

Matt Brown

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

In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Matt Arroyo

Full career not yet synced for Matt Arroyo — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10393.76/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
461.62/min · norm 3.17
8082.92/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
572.01/min · norm 3.06
55.4%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.9%
55.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
58.7%norm 55.25%
110.60/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Matt Brown

Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 8.1%)

Matt Arroyo

Distance 57.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 21.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.6% (norm 8.1%)

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

Matt Brown

Head 72.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)

Matt Arroyo

Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brown L/AAccWelterweight med Arroyo L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 586 / 1301 45.0% 38.6% 18 / 56 32.1% 38.6%
In the clinch 276 / 336 82.1% 67.8% 9 / 21 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 177 / 237 74.7% 67.2% 19 / 20 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 631 / 1356 46.5% 37.2% 32 / 79 40.5% 37.2%
To the body 310 / 383 80.9% 70.7% 7 / 10 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 98 / 135 72.6% 82.9% 7 / 8 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brown L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Arroyo L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 564 / 1438 39.2% 39.0% 14 / 34 41.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 108 / 173 62.4% 68.9% 9 / 12 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 136 / 189 72.0% 68.0% 34 / 92 37.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 564 / 1471 38.3% 35.6% 45 / 122 36.9% 35.6%
To the body 123 / 182 67.6% 69.6% 10 / 14 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 121 / 147 82.3% 82.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

3147.0% acc · 1.68/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
436.4% acc · 2.12/15 · norm 1.27
7663.9% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2100.0% def · norm 63.9%
59:1821.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
5:1218.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
93:515:05 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
17:409:20 per 15 · norm 3:15
241.30/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
105.29/15 · norm 0.45

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

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