Alessio Di Chirico vs. Julian Marquez

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 3-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 0 yrs
36
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
47.1
Layoff (months)Δ 29.9 mo
17.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Julian Marquez is a submission threat — 2.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Julian Marquez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Alessio Di Chirico defends head shots well — opponents land just 26%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alessio Di Chirico

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Julian Marquez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3753.32/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3145.09/min · norm 3.25
3893.44/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3525.71/min · norm 3.20
39.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.0%norm 47.4%
61.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
49.6%norm 53.8%
30.40/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.32

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

Alessio Di Chirico

Distance 89.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 10.3%)

Julian Marquez

Distance 78.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Alessio Di Chirico

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)

Julian Marquez

Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Chirico L/AAccMiddleweight med Marquez L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 842 37.3% 40.5% 210 / 547 38.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 45 / 71 63.4% 70.3% 70 / 105 66.7% 70.3%
On the ground 16 / 31 51.6% 69.1% 34 / 46 73.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 254 / 765 33.2% 38.9% 242 / 594 40.7% 38.9%
To the body 67 / 114 58.8% 71.7% 52 / 78 66.7% 71.7%
To the legs 54 / 65 83.1% 83.3% 20 / 26 76.9% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Chirico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Marquez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 335 / 940 35.6% 39.5% 243 / 521 46.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 53 / 70 75.7% 70.9% 83 / 137 60.6% 70.9%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.0% 26 / 41 63.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 196 / 741 26.5% 37.9% 276 / 601 45.9% 37.9%
To the body 110 / 168 65.5% 71.3% 56 / 72 77.8% 71.3%
To the legs 83 / 102 81.4% 82.1% 20 / 26 76.9% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1139.3% acc · 1.46/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
2083.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1145.8% def · norm 63.1%
11:4710.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
3:375.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
9:231:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
19:484:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
112.67/15 · norm 0.47

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