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Travis Browne vs.
Chad Griggs

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

9-7-1 Travis Browne · UFC
0-2-0 Chad Griggs · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-7-1
UFC record
0-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
44.1
AgeΔ 4.1 yrs
48.2
6'6"
HeightΔ 5"
6'1"
79"
ReachΔ 6"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
108.9
Layoff (months)Δ 55.7 mo
164.6
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Chad Griggs hunts takedowns — 3.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Travis Browne carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Chad Griggs's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight 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.

Travis Browne

Full career not yet synced for Travis Browne — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Chad Griggs

Full career not yet synced for Chad Griggs — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4002.93/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
20.41/min · norm 3.41
5884.31/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
102.05/min · norm 3.35
41.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
33.3%norm 48.3%
42.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
33.3%norm 52.9%
60.66/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Travis Browne

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 9.3%)

Chad Griggs

Distance 83.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

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

Travis Browne

Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)

Chad Griggs

Head 66.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Browne L/AAccHeavyweight med Griggs L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 754 32.9% 40.1% 2 / 5 too few to rate 41.4%
In the clinch 56 / 68 82.4% 70.6% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 96 / 142 67.6% 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 238 / 726 32.8% 38.9% 0 / 4 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 99 / 158 62.7% 76.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 63 / 80 78.8% 87.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Browne L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Griggs L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 378 / 760 49.7% 40.7% 3 / 7 too few to rate 40.4%
In the clinch 134 / 174 77.0% 70.6% 5 / 5 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 76 / 95 80.0% 72.0% 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 357 / 757 47.2% 38.8% 8 / 11 too few to rate 37.5%
To the body 114 / 138 82.6% 75.1% 1 / 3 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 117 / 134 87.3% 84.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1168.8% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 3.07/15 · norm 0.87
2175.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 66.7%
20:1014.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:072.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
25:022:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
3:2910:41 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.22/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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