Matt Mitrione vs.
Tim Hague
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
Tim Hague
Full career not yet synced for Tim Hague — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Tim Hague
Distance 70.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.3% (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%)
Tim Hague
Head 87.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.4% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Hague L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 235 / 517 | 45.5% | 40.1% | 51 / 144 | 35.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 53 | 56.6% | 70.6% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 70.2% | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 522 | 43.1% | 38.9% | 81 / 179 | 45.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 76.8% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 60 / 66 | 90.9% | 87.8% | 7 / 7 | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Hague L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 580 | 27.9% | 40.7% | 105 / 214 | 49.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 70.6% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 70 | 72.9% | 72.0% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 163 / 560 | 29.1% | 38.8% | 124 / 245 | 50.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 45 / 83 | 54.2% | 75.1% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 84.4% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mitrione has more cage time on record.