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Rob Broughton vs.
Travis Browne

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

1-2-0 Rob Broughton · UFC
9-7-1 Travis Browne · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
9-7-1
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
43
AgeΔ 1 yrs
44
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
6'6"
74"
ReachΔ 5"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
177
Layoff (months)Δ 68.1 mo
108.9
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Rob Broughton is a submission threat — 3.24 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Travis Browne carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Rob Broughton rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight 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.

Rob Broughton

Full career not yet synced for Rob Broughton — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

Travis Browne

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

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1182.83/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
4002.93/min · norm 3.36
1062.54/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
5884.31/min · norm 3.19
60.2%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
41.5%norm 47.8%
51.6%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
42.9%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
60.66/15 · norm 0.28

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

Rob Broughton

Distance 78.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 15.3% (norm 9.3%)

Travis Browne

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Rob Broughton

Head 75.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 7.6%)

Travis Browne

Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Broughton L/AAccHeavyweight med Browne L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 78 / 153 51.0% 40.1% 248 / 754 32.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.6% 56 / 68 82.4% 70.6%
On the ground 29 / 30 96.7% 70.2% 96 / 142 67.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 73 / 147 49.7% 38.9% 238 / 726 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 22 / 22 too few to rate 76.8% 99 / 158 62.7% 76.8%
To the legs 23 / 27 85.2% 87.8% 63 / 80 78.8% 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 Broughton L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Browne L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 147 43.5% 40.7% 378 / 760 49.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 12 too few to rate 70.6% 134 / 174 77.0% 70.6%
On the ground 32 / 60 53.3% 72.0% 76 / 95 80.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 73 / 180 40.6% 38.8% 357 / 757 47.2% 38.8%
To the body 12 / 16 too few to rate 75.1% 114 / 138 82.6% 75.1%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 84.4% 117 / 134 87.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1168.8% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 0.95
426.7% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
2175.0% def · norm 64.3%
5:0612.2% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
20:1014.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
23:198:23 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
25:022:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
93.24/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.22/15 · norm 0.16

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

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