Walt Harris vs.
Cody East
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.
Walt Harris
Full career not yet synced for Walt Harris — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Cody East
Full career not yet synced for Cody East — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -2.0 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)
Walt Harris
Distance 80.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 9.3%)
Cody East
Distance 83.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Walt Harris
Head 79.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 7.6%)
Cody East
Head 82.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Harris L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | East L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 648 | 32.3% | 40.1% | 37 / 91 | 40.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 55 | 52.7% | 70.6% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 79 / 106 | 74.5% | 70.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 215 / 643 | 33.4% | 38.9% | 33 / 90 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 139 | 56.1% | 76.8% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 87.8% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 · 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 Harris L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs East L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 252 / 622 | 40.5% | 40.7% | 23 / 51 | 45.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 35 | 48.6% | 70.6% | 10 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 77 / 107 | 72.0% | 72.0% | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 208 / 568 | 36.6% | 38.8% | 66 / 120 | 55.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 67 / 106 | 63.2% | 75.1% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 71 / 90 | 78.9% | 84.4% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Harris has more cage time on record.