Sam Hoger vs. Jeff Newton
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sam Hoger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Jeff Newton
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Newton — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sam Hoger
Distance 81.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.6%)
Jeff Newton
Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Hoger
Head 80.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 14.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 9.7%)
Jeff Newton
Head 90.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hoger L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Newton L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 234 | 22.2% | 41.5% | 2 / 10 | too few to rate | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 32 | 37.5% | 72.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 233 | 19.3% | 39.2% | 2 / 9 | too few to rate | 39.2% |
| To the body | 19 / 42 | 45.2% | 72.0% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Hoger L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Newton L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 81 / 224 | 36.2% | 40.6% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 68.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 50 / 90 | 55.6% | 70.4% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 297 | 36.4% | 37.7% | 10 / 21 | too few to rate | 37.7% |
| To the body | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 83.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hoger has more cage time on record.