Drew McFedries vs. Mike Massenzio

UFC 4-5-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48
AgeΔ 5 yrs
43
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
202.6
Layoff (months)Δ 31.5 mo
171.1
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Drew McFedries carries real power — 4.27 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Mike Massenzio is a submission threat — 1.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mike Massenzio hunts takedowns — 2.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Drew McFedries

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Mike Massenzio

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1085.13/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1142.08/min · norm 3.25
964.56/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1973.59/min · norm 3.20
51.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.4%
52.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 53.8%
64.27/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.27/15 · norm 0.32

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

Drew McFedries

Distance 65.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.2% (norm 10.3%)

Mike Massenzio

Distance 90.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Drew McFedries

Head 86.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Mike Massenzio

Head 90.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McFedries L/AAccMiddleweight med Massenzio L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 139 41.0% 40.5% 100 / 228 43.9% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 40 65.0% 70.3% 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 25 / 32 78.1% 69.1% 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 84 / 182 46.2% 38.9% 95 / 228 41.7% 38.9%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 71.7% 12 / 17 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 11 / 14 too few to rate 83.3% 7 / 8 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 McFedries L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Massenzio L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 52 / 135 38.5% 39.5% 78 / 288 27.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 31 / 49 63.3% 70.9% 27 / 40 67.5% 70.9%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.0% 92 / 104 88.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 175 44.0% 37.9% 89 / 296 30.1% 37.9%
To the body 11 / 18 too few to rate 71.3% 91 / 109 83.5% 71.3%
To the legs 8 / 9 too few to rate 82.1% 17 / 27 63.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2100.0% acc · 1.42/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1024.4% acc · 2.74/15 · norm 1.42
956.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
1:024.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
17:1131.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:235:15 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
14:003:49 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.71/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.37/15 · norm 0.47

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