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Sergey Morozov vs.
Journey Newson

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

3-2-0 Sergey Morozov · UFC
1-4-0 (1 NC) Journey Newson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-2-0
UFC record
1-4-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
37.1
AgeΔ 0.3 yrs
37.4
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 0"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
43.6
Layoff (months)Δ 4.3 mo
39.3
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLNC
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.

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 17% Bantamweight norm.
Journey Newson rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight 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.

Sergey Morozov

Full career not yet synced for Sergey Morozov — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Journey Newson

Full career not yet synced for Journey Newson — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

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
1372.57/min · norm 3.58
43.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
32.6%norm 43.4%
61.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
65.0%norm 56.6%
10.24/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.28/15 · norm 0.30

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

Sergey Morozov

Distance 87.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.5%)

Journey Newson

Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Sergey Morozov

Head 83.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)

Journey Newson

Head 68.8% (norm 77.4%) · 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% 39.0% 128 / 419 30.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 17 / 23 too few to rate 68.7% 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.7%
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% 34.9% 55 / 298 18.5% 34.9%
To the body 27 / 40 67.5% 66.8% 41 / 70 58.6% 66.8%
To the legs 26 / 31 83.9% 79.4% 45 / 65 69.2% 79.4%

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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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% 39.3% 113 / 359 31.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 17 / 21 too few to rate 70.4% 14 / 20 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 4 too few to rate 72.4% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 345 29.0% 34.9% 72 / 298 24.2% 34.9%
To the body 45 / 82 54.9% 66.0% 32 / 53 60.4% 66.0%
To the legs 39 / 49 79.6% 79.1% 33 / 40 82.5% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his 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 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
743.8% def · norm 66.7%
22:4636.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
2:003.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:050:59 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
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.

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