Parker Porter vs.
Chase Sherman
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.
Parker Porter
Full career not yet synced for Parker Porter — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Chase Sherman
Full career not yet synced for Chase Sherman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Parker Porter
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 9.3%)
Chase Sherman
Distance 94.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Parker Porter
Head 84.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.6%)
Chase Sherman
Head 74.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Porter L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Sherman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 657 | 47.9% | 40.1% | 882 / 2010 | 43.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 70.6% | 67 / 92 | 72.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 615 | 43.7% | 38.9% | 531 / 1594 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 45 | 86.7% | 76.8% | 199 / 262 | 76.0% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 61 / 66 | 92.4% | 87.8% | 239 / 275 | 86.9% | 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 Porter L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Sherman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 307 / 637 | 48.2% | 40.7% | 941 / 2069 | 45.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 61 | 73.8% | 70.6% | 74 / 102 | 72.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 72.0% | 51 / 66 | 77.3% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 254 / 600 | 42.3% | 38.8% | 823 / 1918 | 42.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 70 / 84 | 83.3% | 75.1% | 145 / 200 | 72.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 84.4% | 98 / 119 | 82.4% | 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 — Sherman has more cage time on record.