Zach Makovsky vs.
Dustin Ortiz
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.
Zach Makovsky
Full career not yet synced for Zach Makovsky — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Dustin Ortiz
Full career not yet synced for Dustin Ortiz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 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)
Zach Makovsky
Distance 82.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 7.3%)
Dustin Ortiz
Distance 64.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zach Makovsky
Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 9.3%)
Dustin Ortiz
Head 75.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Makovsky L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Ortiz L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 389 | 36.5% | 40.0% | 200 / 738 | 27.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 70.4% | 137 / 190 | 72.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 69.7% | 176 / 221 | 79.6% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 119 / 367 | 32.4% | 37.6% | 300 / 870 | 34.5% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 68.5% | 157 / 205 | 76.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 47 / 54 | 87.0% | 80.0% | 56 / 74 | 75.7% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Makovsky L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Ortiz L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 131 / 463 | 28.3% | 40.1% | 249 / 693 | 35.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 66 / 107 | 61.7% | 68.8% | 81 / 111 | 73.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 71.1% | 48 / 63 | 76.2% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 496 | 28.8% | 35.2% | 210 / 640 | 32.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 62 / 91 | 68.1% | 68.2% | 84 / 125 | 67.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 80.3% | 84 / 102 | 82.4% | 80.3% |
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 — Ortiz has more cage time on record.