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Michel Batista vs. Maurice Greene

UFC 0-1-0 vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
42
AgeΔ 2 yrs
40
6'3"
HeightΔ 4"
6'7"
—
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
94.6
Layoff (months)Δ 29.2 mo
65.4
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michel Batista hunts takedowns — 6.72 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.90 Heavyweight norm.
Michel Batista owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Maurice Greene is a submission threat — 0.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Michel Batista

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.21 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 7 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Maurice Greene

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

00.00/min · norm 3.28
Sig. strikes landed
2223.28/min · norm 3.28
94.03/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2443.61/min · norm 3.19
—norm 47.5%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.5%
40.0%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
45.9%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.44/15 · norm 0.29

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

Michel Batista

Distance 0.0% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

Maurice Greene

Distance 91.3% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 9.3%)

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

Michel Batista

Head 0.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Maurice Greene

Head 67.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Batista L/AAccHeavyweight med Greene L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 0 too few to rate 40.1% 194 / 449 43.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4% 25 / 35 71.4% 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2% 3 / 8 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 0 too few to rate 39.0% 109 / 332 32.8% 39.0%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 77.0% 38 / 62 61.3% 77.0%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8% 75 / 98 76.5% 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 Batista L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Greene L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 10 too few to rate 40.7% 163 / 337 48.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 5 / 5 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.2% 69 / 97 71.1% 72.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 6 / 11 too few to rate 39.3% 154 / 329 46.8% 39.3%
To the body 1 / 2 too few to rate 75.1% 38 / 52 73.1% 75.1%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 84.4% 52 / 70 74.3% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 6.72/15 · norm 0.90
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.90
0— def · norm 63.2%
Takedowns stopped
327.3% def · norm 63.2%
1:1253.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:482.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control lower is better
29:236:31 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.44/15 · norm 0.16

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