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Sammy Morgan vs. Forrest Petz

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 6 yrs
51
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
—
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
242.1
Layoff (months)Δ 49 mo
193.1
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Forrest Petz carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Sammy Morgan is a submission threat — 0.98 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Sammy Morgan's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sammy Morgan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1910

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.11 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Forrest Petz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 236

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

90.59/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1842.27/min · norm 3.17
493.19/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1782.20/min · norm 3.08
19.6%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
29.6%norm 44.75%
44.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.92/15 · norm 0.38

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

Sammy Morgan

Distance 71.7% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 28.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)

Forrest Petz

Distance 83.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)

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

Sammy Morgan

Head 84.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 8.0%)

Forrest Petz

Head 78.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Morgan L/AAccWelterweight med Petz L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 33 21.2% 38.5% 123 / 521 23.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 2 / 13 too few to rate 67.8% 45 / 72 62.5% 67.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.0% 16 / 29 55.2% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 3 / 39 7.7% 36.4% 91 / 485 18.8% 36.4%
To the body 5 / 6 too few to rate 70.7% 73 / 115 63.5% 70.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.0% 20 / 22 too few to rate 83.0%

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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Morgan L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Petz L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 49 44.9% 39.1% 98 / 287 34.1% 39.1%
In the clinch 10 / 12 too few to rate 68.9% 34 / 60 56.7% 68.9%
On the ground 17 / 27 63.0% 68.0% 46 / 71 64.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 68 44.1% 35.6% 107 / 334 32.0% 35.6%
To the body 17 / 18 too few to rate 69.6% 27 / 37 73.0% 69.6%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.2% 44 / 47 93.6% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
7100.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.31
00.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2866.7% def · norm 63.9%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
13:1116.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
7:317:20 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
20:473:50 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.98/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.44

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