Chris Tuchscherer vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 12-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
12-10-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
50
AgeΔ 3 yrs
47
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 0"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
185.3
Layoff (months)Δ 61.4 mo
123.9
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gabriel Gonzaga is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Chris Tuchscherer is a submission threat — 0.59 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Gabriel Gonzaga hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chris Tuchscherer

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 201

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Gabriel Gonzaga

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1210
Tier 3 — regional circuit 52

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

341.35/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2932.13/min · norm 3.36
803.17/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3712.70/min · norm 3.19
31.8%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.8%
47.4%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
70.76/15 · norm 0.28

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

Chris Tuchscherer

Distance 85.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 9.3%)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Chris Tuchscherer

Head 87.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.6%)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tuchscherer L/AAccHeavyweight med Gonzaga L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 91 27.5% 40.1% 156 / 440 35.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.6% 43 / 64 67.2% 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 3 too few to rate 70.2% 94 / 146 64.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 94 22.3% 38.9% 186 / 507 36.7% 38.9%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8% 42 / 60 70.0% 76.8%
To the legs 10 / 10 too few to rate 87.8% 65 / 83 78.3% 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 Tuchscherer L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Gonzaga L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 83 32.5% 40.7% 189 / 643 29.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 17 / 25 68.0% 70.6% 92 / 130 70.8% 70.6%
On the ground 36 / 44 81.8% 72.0% 90 / 133 67.7% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 134 50.7% 38.8% 310 / 820 37.8% 38.8%
To the body 9 / 15 too few to rate 75.1% 33 / 50 66.0% 75.1%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 84.4% 28 / 36 77.8% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
218.2% acc · 1.19/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
2438.1% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 0.95
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1275.0% def · norm 64.3%
6:0123.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
37:1027.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
6:203:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
16:541:50 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.59/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
111.20/15 · norm 0.16

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