Andrew Craig vs. Ronny Markes

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 3-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
3-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
40
AgeΔ 2 yrs
38
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
132.8
Layoff (months)Δ 15.7 mo
148.5
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ronny Markes owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Ronny Markes hunts takedowns — 3.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Andrew Craig rarely shoots — 0.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Andrew Craig

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Ronny Markes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 205

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2052.39/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1252.17/min · norm 3.25
2583.01/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1402.43/min · norm 3.20
40.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
53.4%norm 47.4%
50.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
45.5%norm 53.8%
20.35/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Andrew Craig

Distance 86.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 10.3%)

Ronny Markes

Distance 70.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.3%)

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

Andrew Craig

Head 84.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)

Ronny Markes

Head 63.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 23.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Craig L/AAccMiddleweight med Markes L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 150 / 445 33.7% 40.5% 65 / 166 39.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 33 78.8% 70.3% 38 / 42 90.5% 70.3%
On the ground 29 / 34 85.3% 69.1% 22 / 26 84.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 142 / 431 32.9% 38.9% 50 / 148 33.8% 38.9%
To the body 28 / 39 71.8% 71.7% 27 / 32 84.4% 71.7%
To the legs 35 / 42 83.3% 83.3% 48 / 54 88.9% 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 Craig L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Markes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 442 43.0% 39.5% 82 / 180 45.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 28 / 31 90.3% 70.9% 23 / 28 82.1% 70.9%
On the ground 40 / 49 81.6% 69.0% 35 / 49 71.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 164 / 390 42.1% 37.9% 85 / 186 45.7% 37.9%
To the body 51 / 77 66.2% 71.3% 30 / 35 85.7% 71.3%
To the legs 43 / 55 78.2% 82.1% 25 / 36 69.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
337.5% acc · 0.53/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1240.0% acc · 3.13/15 · norm 1.42
2672.2% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
11100.0% def · norm 63.1%
12:1014.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
27:5148.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
25:254:26 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
7:061:51 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.52/15 · norm 0.47

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