Darrill Schoonover vs. James McSweeney

UFC 0-1-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
41
AgeΔ 4 yrs
45
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
200.1
Layoff (months)Δ 10.4 mo
189.7
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Darrill Schoonover is a submission threat — 1.13 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
James McSweeney is a submission threat — 1.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Darrill Schoonover rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Darrill Schoonover

Full career not yet synced for Darrill Schoonover — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

James McSweeney

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1214

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.26 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

161.20/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1133.94/min · norm 3.36
584.35/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1244.33/min · norm 3.19
33.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
55.1%norm 47.8%
38.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
42.3%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Darrill Schoonover

Distance 70.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 22.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 9.3%)

James McSweeney

Distance 61.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.4% (norm 9.3%)

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

Darrill Schoonover

Head 72.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)

James McSweeney

Head 68.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schoonover L/AAccHeavyweight med McSweeney L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 34 17.6% 40.1% 61 / 126 48.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.6% 21 / 33 63.6% 70.6%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.2% 31 / 46 67.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 35 37.1% 38.9% 62 / 141 44.0% 38.9%
To the body 2 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 31 / 41 75.6% 76.8%
To the legs 1 / 4 too few to rate 87.8% 20 / 23 too few to rate 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 Schoonover L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs McSweeney L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 17 / 34 50.0% 40.7% 74 / 147 50.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 72.0% 38 / 51 74.5% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 75 53.3% 38.8% 81 / 158 51.3% 38.8%
To the body 14 / 15 too few to rate 75.1% 42 / 52 80.8% 75.1%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 84.4% 1 / 5 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 0.52/15 · norm 0.95
150.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
4100.0% def · norm 64.3%
2:0615.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
8:2529.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
7:168:10 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
7:494:05 per 15 · norm 2:28
11.13/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
21.05/15 · norm 0.16

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