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Steve Bruno vs.
Chris Wilson

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

1-2-0 Steve Bruno · UFC
1-3-0 Chris Wilson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
44
AgeΔ 5 yrs
49
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
209.9
Layoff (months)Δ 7.3 mo
202.6
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
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.

Chris Wilson is a submission threat — 1.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Chris Wilson carries real power — 0.79 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Steve Bruno hunts takedowns — 1.94 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight 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.

Steve Bruno

Full career not yet synced for Steve Bruno — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Chris Wilson

Full career not yet synced for Chris Wilson — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

370.96/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1332.32/min · norm 3.17
1313.38/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
781.36/min · norm 3.06
52.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
51.0%norm 44.9%
36.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
55.7%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.79/15 · norm 0.38

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

Steve Bruno

Distance 73.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 22.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)

Chris Wilson

Distance 66.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.1%)

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

Steve Bruno

Head 60.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 31.0% (norm 8.4%)

Chris Wilson

Head 60.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 30.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bruno L/AAccWelterweight med Wilson L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 52 48.1% 38.6% 70 / 173 40.5% 38.6%
In the clinch 9 / 16 too few to rate 67.8% 26 / 41 63.4% 67.8%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 67.2% 37 / 47 78.7% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 43 41.9% 37.2% 65 / 157 41.4% 37.2%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.7% 52 / 80 65.0% 70.7%
To the legs 15 / 22 too few to rate 82.9% 16 / 24 too few to rate 82.9%

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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Bruno L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Wilson L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 71 38.0% 39.0% 41 / 124 33.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 50 / 68 73.5% 68.9% 3 / 8 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 54 / 66 81.8% 68.0% 34 / 44 77.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 61 / 117 52.1% 35.6% 42 / 125 33.6% 35.6%
To the body 56 / 71 78.9% 69.6% 14 / 18 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 14 / 17 too few to rate 82.1% 22 / 33 66.7% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

525.0% acc · 1.94/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
550.0% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.27
646.2% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2160.0% def · norm 63.9%
6:3016.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
13:4023.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
22:378:45 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
21:295:37 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.39/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
61.57/15 · norm 0.45

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

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