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Matt Mitrione vs.
Shawn Jordan

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

9-5-0 Matt Mitrione · UFC
6-4-0 Shawn Jordan · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-5-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
48.1
AgeΔ 6.3 yrs
41.8
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
82"
ReachΔ 7"
75"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
126.6
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
130.1
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
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 Mitrione carries real power — 1.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Matt Mitrione is a submission threat — 0.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Shawn Jordan carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight 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 Mitrione

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

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Shawn Jordan

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3133.55/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2353.09/min · norm 3.36
2462.79/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2333.07/min · norm 3.19
50.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 47.8%
64.6%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
49.6%norm 52.5%
91.53/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.28

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

Matt Mitrione

Distance 82.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 9.3%)

Shawn Jordan

Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Matt Mitrione

Head 83.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.6%)

Shawn Jordan

Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Mitrione L/AAccHeavyweight med Jordan L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 235 / 517 45.5% 40.1% 118 / 303 38.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 30 / 53 56.6% 70.6% 47 / 77 61.0% 70.6%
On the ground 48 / 55 87.3% 70.2% 70 / 92 76.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 225 / 522 43.1% 38.9% 189 / 412 45.9% 38.9%
To the body 28 / 37 75.7% 76.8% 27 / 40 67.5% 76.8%
To the legs 60 / 66 90.9% 87.8% 19 / 20 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 Mitrione L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Jordan L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 580 27.9% 40.7% 162 / 357 45.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 33 / 45 73.3% 70.6% 67 / 99 67.7% 70.6%
On the ground 51 / 70 72.9% 72.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 163 / 560 29.1% 38.8% 160 / 375 42.7% 38.8%
To the body 45 / 83 54.2% 75.1% 43 / 51 84.3% 75.1%
To the legs 38 / 52 73.1% 84.4% 30 / 36 83.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
934.6% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 0.95
1655.2% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 64.3%
6:267.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
23:3831.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
24:034:05 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
12:222:26 per 15 · norm 2:28
40.68/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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