Deron Winn vs. Eric Spicely

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
37
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'6"
HeightΔ 7"
6'1"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
49.7
Layoff (months)Δ 35.8 mo
85.5
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Deron Winn hunts takedowns — 4.28 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Eric Spicely is a submission threat — 0.98 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Deron Winn absorbs 6.21 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Deron Winn

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Eric Spicely

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3034.55/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1703.71/min · norm 3.25
4146.21/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2625.72/min · norm 3.20
44.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 47.4%
46.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Deron Winn

Distance 86.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 10.3%)

Eric Spicely

Distance 80.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Deron Winn

Head 86.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)

Eric Spicely

Head 91.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Winn L/AAccMiddleweight med Spicely L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 242 / 591 40.9% 40.5% 108 / 302 35.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 50 / 77 64.9% 70.3% 38 / 45 84.4% 70.3%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 24 / 29 82.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 221 / 585 37.8% 38.9% 143 / 342 41.8% 38.9%
To the body 60 / 73 82.2% 71.7% 21 / 28 75.0% 71.7%
To the legs 22 / 22 too few to rate 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 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 Winn L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Spicely L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 318 / 649 49.0% 39.5% 203 / 505 40.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 67 / 83 80.7% 70.9% 40 / 57 70.2% 70.9%
On the ground 29 / 35 82.9% 69.0% 19 / 29 65.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 338 / 684 49.4% 37.9% 198 / 515 38.4% 37.9%
To the body 68 / 75 90.7% 71.3% 58 / 70 82.9% 71.3%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 82.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1952.8% acc · 4.28/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
420.0% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.42
240.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 63.1%
19:0228.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
8:5019.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
2:100:29 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
8:532:54 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.98/15 · norm 0.47

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