Tamdan McCrory vs.
Akihiro Gono
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Tamdan McCrory
Full career not yet synced for Tamdan McCrory — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Akihiro Gono
Full career not yet synced for Akihiro Gono — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tamdan McCrory
Distance 50.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 32.0% (norm 8.1%)
Akihiro Gono
Distance 85.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tamdan McCrory
Head 80.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Akihiro Gono
Head 50.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 26.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McCrory L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Gono L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 164 | 36.0% | 38.6% | 74 / 146 | 50.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 59 | 55.9% | 67.8% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 68 / 105 | 64.8% | 67.2% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 263 | 41.4% | 37.2% | 33 / 86 | 38.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.7% | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 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 McCrory L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Gono L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 142 | 47.9% | 39.0% | 81 / 230 | 35.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 34 / 65 | 52.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 47 / 74 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 134 | 39.6% | 35.6% | 53 / 214 | 24.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 69.6% | 40 / 55 | 72.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 82.1% | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McCrory has more cage time on record.