David Terrell vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 11-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
11-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48
AgeΔ 7 yrs
55
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
243.8
Layoff (months)Δ 26.3 mo
217.5
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
David Terrell is a submission threat — 5.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
David Terrell carries real power — 1.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Evan Tanner is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

David Terrell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 8 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500

Evan Tanner

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 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

192.34/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3883.16/min · norm 3.25
222.71/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3012.45/min · norm 3.20
63.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
60.0%norm 47.4%
37.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
57.5%norm 53.8%
11.85/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.32

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

David Terrell

Distance 30.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 30.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 40.0% (norm 10.3%)

Evan Tanner

Distance 46.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 34.5% (norm 10.3%)

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

David Terrell

Head 76.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 8.4%)

Evan Tanner

Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Terrell L/AAccMiddleweight med Tanner L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 9 too few to rate 40.5% 129 / 301 42.9% 40.5%
In the clinch 7 / 9 too few to rate 70.3% 95 / 123 77.2% 70.3%
On the ground 9 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 164 / 223 73.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 14 / 23 too few to rate 38.9% 237 / 455 52.1% 38.9%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.7% 97 / 131 74.0% 71.7%
To the legs 4 / 6 too few to rate 83.3% 54 / 61 88.5% 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 Terrell L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Tanner L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 4 too few to rate 39.5% 173 / 528 32.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.9% 103 / 135 76.3% 70.9%
On the ground 19 / 30 63.3% 69.0% 25 / 46 54.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 31 61.3% 37.9% 223 / 616 36.2% 37.9%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.3% 52 / 62 83.9% 71.3%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 82.1% 26 / 31 83.9% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
350.0% acc · 5.54/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
2145.7% acc · 2.57/15 · norm 1.42
0— def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
222.2% def · norm 63.1%
1:4321.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
51:2146.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
4:338:24 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
10:241:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
35.54/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
151.83/15 · norm 0.47

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