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Sergey Morozov vs. Journey Newson

UFC 3-2-0 vs. 1-4-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-0
UFC record
1-4-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
37
AgeΔ 0 yrs
37
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 0"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
46.1
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
41.7
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLNC

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sergey Morozov hunts takedowns — 3.63 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Sergey Morozov owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 18% Bantamweight norm.
Journey Newson rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sergey Morozov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Journey Newson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1873.01/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1412.64/min · norm 3.52
1842.97/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1372.57/min · norm 3.58
43.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.6%norm 43.5%
61.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
65.0%norm 56.6%
10.24/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.28/15 · norm 0.29

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

Sergey Morozov

Distance 87.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.4%)

Journey Newson

Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.4%)

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

Sergey Morozov

Head 83.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)

Journey Newson

Head 68.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Morozov L/AAccBantamweight med Newson L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 147 / 374 39.3% 39.2% 128 / 419 30.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 17 / 23 too few to rate 69.0% 4 / 5 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 23 / 33 69.7% 70.2% 9 / 9 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 134 / 359 37.3% 35.3% 55 / 298 18.5% 35.3%
To the body 27 / 40 67.5% 66.9% 41 / 70 58.6% 66.9%
To the legs 26 / 31 83.9% 79.2% 45 / 65 69.2% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Morozov L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Newson L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 166 / 451 36.8% 39.4% 113 / 359 31.5% 39.4%
In the clinch 17 / 21 too few to rate 70.6% 14 / 20 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 4 too few to rate 72.1% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 345 29.0% 34.9% 72 / 298 24.2% 34.9%
To the body 45 / 82 54.9% 66.1% 32 / 53 60.4% 66.1%
To the legs 39 / 49 79.6% 78.8% 33 / 40 82.5% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1531.9% acc · 3.63/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
216.7% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.12
1368.4% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
743.8% def · norm 65.7%
22:4636.7% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
2:003.7% of cage time · norm 17.8%
4:050:59 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
10:192:53 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.28/15 · norm 0.28

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