Maurice Greene vs.
Jeff Hughes
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.
Maurice Greene
Full career not yet synced for Maurice Greene — 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
Jeff Hughes
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Hughes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Maurice Greene
Distance 91.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 9.3%)
Jeff Hughes
Distance 92.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Maurice Greene
Head 67.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.9% (norm 7.6%)
Jeff Hughes
Head 70.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Greene L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Hughes L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 194 / 449 | 43.2% | 40.1% | 104 / 231 | 45.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 35 | 71.4% | 70.6% | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 332 | 32.8% | 38.9% | 64 / 177 | 36.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 38 / 62 | 61.3% | 76.8% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 75 / 98 | 76.5% | 87.8% | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 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 Greene L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Hughes L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 163 / 337 | 48.4% | 40.7% | 111 / 328 | 33.8% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 69 / 97 | 71.1% | 72.0% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 154 / 329 | 46.8% | 38.8% | 98 / 300 | 32.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 75.1% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 52 / 70 | 74.3% | 84.4% | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 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 — Greene has more cage time on record.