Zhang Tiequan vs.
Jon Tuck
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.
Zhang Tiequan
Full career not yet synced for Zhang Tiequan — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Jon Tuck
Full career not yet synced for Jon Tuck — 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 -0.1 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)
Zhang Tiequan
Distance 98.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.5%)
Jon Tuck
Distance 86.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zhang Tiequan
Head 89.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 2.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.8%)
Jon Tuck
Head 77.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tiequan L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Tuck L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 139 | 37.4% | 40.9% | 259 / 703 | 36.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 126 | 33.3% | 37.2% | 182 / 630 | 28.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 82 / 108 | 75.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 81.9% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Tiequan L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Tuck L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 46 / 112 | 41.1% | 39.2% | 302 / 885 | 34.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 69.4% | 52 / 72 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 140 | 45.7% | 35.9% | 270 / 826 | 32.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 89 / 136 | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 81.5% |
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 — Tuck has more cage time on record.