Ruan Potts vs. Anthony Hamilton

UFC 0-3-0 vs. 3-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-3-0
UFC record
3-7-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
48
AgeΔ 2 yrs
46
6'2"
HeightΔ 3"
6'5"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
137.3
Layoff (months)Δ 32.7 mo
104.6
LLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ruan Potts is a submission threat — 2.26 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Hamilton hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Hamilton owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ruan Potts

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Anthony Hamilton

Full career not yet synced for Anthony Hamilton — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

170.85/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2463.91/min · norm 3.36
1185.92/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1903.02/min · norm 3.19
37.8%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
65.6%norm 47.8%
22.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
45.7%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.28

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

Ruan Potts

Distance 86.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 9.3%)

Anthony Hamilton

Distance 39.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Ruan Potts

Head 66.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 7.6%)

Anthony Hamilton

Head 50.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 43.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Potts L/AAccHeavyweight med Hamilton L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 13 / 39 33.3% 40.1% 53 / 148 35.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.6% 91 / 118 77.1% 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.2% 102 / 109 93.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 9 / 30 30.0% 38.9% 77 / 190 40.5% 38.9%
To the body 3 / 6 too few to rate 76.8% 151 / 162 93.2% 76.8%
To the legs 5 / 9 too few to rate 87.8% 18 / 23 too few to rate 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 Potts L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Hamilton L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 13 too few to rate 40.7% 92 / 233 39.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 10 too few to rate 70.6% 79 / 96 82.3% 70.6%
On the ground 102 / 130 78.5% 72.0% 19 / 21 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 88 61.4% 38.8% 126 / 271 46.5% 38.8%
To the body 58 / 58 100.0% 75.1% 46 / 53 86.8% 75.1%
To the legs 6 / 7 too few to rate 84.4% 18 / 26 69.2% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
116.7% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1142.3% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 0.95
333.3% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1178.6% def · norm 64.3%
1:479.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
26:5542.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
11:398:46 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
4:391:06 per 15 · norm 2:28
32.26/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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