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Norman Parke vs.
Jon Tuck

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

5-3-1 Norman Parke · UFC
4-5-0 Jon Tuck · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-3-1
UFC record
4-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39.6
AgeΔ 2.3 yrs
41.9
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
125.3
Layoff (months)Δ 29.9 mo
95.4
LWLLW
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.

Jon Tuck is a submission threat — 0.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Jon Tuck rarely shoots — 0.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Norman Parke owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight 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.

Norman Parke

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

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Jon Tuck

Full career not yet synced for Jon Tuck — 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 -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3943.06/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3243.00/min · norm 3.42
3702.88/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4043.74/min · norm 3.37
35.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.0%norm 43.5%
64.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.28/15 · norm 0.25

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

Norman Parke

Distance 86.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.0%)

Jon Tuck

Distance 86.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Norman Parke

Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.9%)

Jon Tuck

Head 77.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Parke L/AAccLightweight med Tuck L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 306 / 971 31.5% 37.9% 259 / 703 36.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 53 / 86 61.6% 67.3% 30 / 51 58.8% 67.3%
On the ground 35 / 62 56.5% 69.1% 35 / 55 63.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 273 / 915 29.8% 35.0% 182 / 630 28.9% 35.0%
To the body 73 / 122 59.8% 69.1% 82 / 108 75.9% 69.1%
To the legs 48 / 82 58.5% 81.9% 60 / 71 84.5% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Parke L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tuck L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 309 / 958 32.3% 38.9% 302 / 885 34.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 41 / 69 59.4% 68.6% 50 / 71 70.4% 68.6%
On the ground 20 / 26 76.9% 68.0% 52 / 72 72.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 211 / 834 25.3% 35.1% 270 / 826 32.7% 35.1%
To the body 66 / 106 62.3% 68.1% 89 / 136 65.4% 68.1%
To the legs 93 / 113 82.3% 81.5% 45 / 66 68.2% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1726.6% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
333.3% acc · 0.42/15 · norm 1.38
3577.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1050.0% def · norm 64.0%
37:2329.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
18:4417.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:581:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
20:242:50 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
70.97/15 · norm 0.49

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

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