Evan Tanner vs. Darrel Gholar

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-6-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
55
Age
6'0"
HeightΔ 4"
5'8"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
217.5
Layoff (months)Δ 113.4 mo
330.9
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Evan Tanner is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Evan Tanner owns the mat — in control 46% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Darrel Gholar's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Darrel Gholar

Full career not yet synced for Darrel Gholar — 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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3883.16/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
40.50/min · norm 3.25
3012.45/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
243.02/min · norm 3.20
60.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
15.4%norm 47.4%
57.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
35.1%norm 53.8%
10.12/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Evan Tanner

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

Darrel Gholar

Distance 53.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 46.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Evan Tanner

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

Darrel Gholar

Head 96.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tanner L/AAccMiddleweight med Gholar L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 129 / 301 42.9% 40.5% 0 / 14 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 95 / 123 77.2% 70.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 164 / 223 73.5% 69.1% 4 / 12 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 455 52.1% 38.9% 3 / 25 12.0% 38.9%
To the body 97 / 131 74.0% 71.7% 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 54 / 61 88.5% 83.3% 0 / 0 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 Tanner L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Gholar L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 173 / 528 32.8% 39.5% 10 / 16 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 103 / 135 76.3% 70.9% 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 25 / 46 54.3% 69.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 223 / 616 36.2% 37.9% 10 / 20 too few to rate 37.9%
To the body 52 / 62 83.9% 71.3% 5 / 6 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 26 / 31 83.9% 82.1% 9 / 11 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2145.7% acc · 2.57/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 1.89/15 · norm 1.42
222.2% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 63.1%
51:2146.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 19.75%
10:241:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 3:00
151.83/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · 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.