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Mike Massenzio vs.
Drew McFedries

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

2-5-0 Mike Massenzio · UFC
4-5-0 Drew McFedries · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-5-0
UFC record
4-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
43.8
AgeΔ 4.2 yrs
48
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
171
Layoff (months)Δ 31.5 mo
202.5
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
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.

Drew McFedries carries real power — 4.27 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Mike Massenzio is a submission threat — 1.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mike Massenzio hunts takedowns — 2.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Mike Massenzio

Full career not yet synced for Mike Massenzio — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

Drew McFedries

Full career not yet synced for Drew McFedries — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1142.08/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1085.13/min · norm 3.25
1973.59/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
964.56/min · norm 3.20
45.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.2%norm 47.4%
54.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.5%norm 53.8%
10.27/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
64.27/15 · norm 0.32

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

Mike Massenzio

Distance 90.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.3%)

Drew McFedries

Distance 65.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Mike Massenzio

Head 90.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)

Drew McFedries

Head 86.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Massenzio L/AAccMiddleweight med McFedries L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 100 / 228 43.9% 40.5% 57 / 139 41.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 26 / 40 65.0% 70.3%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.1% 25 / 32 78.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 228 41.7% 38.9% 84 / 182 46.2% 38.9%
To the body 12 / 17 too few to rate 71.7% 13 / 15 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 83.3% 11 / 14 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Massenzio L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs McFedries L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 78 / 288 27.1% 39.5% 52 / 135 38.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 27 / 40 67.5% 70.9% 31 / 49 63.3% 70.9%
On the ground 92 / 104 88.5% 69.0% 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 296 30.1% 37.9% 77 / 175 44.0% 37.9%
To the body 91 / 109 83.5% 71.3% 11 / 18 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 17 / 27 63.0% 82.1% 8 / 9 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.

1024.4% acc · 2.74/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 1.42/15 · norm 1.42
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
956.3% def · norm 63.1%
17:1131.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
1:024.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:003:49 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
7:235:15 per 15 · norm 3:00
51.37/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.71/15 · norm 0.47

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

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