Evan Tanner vs. David Terrell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Evan Tanner
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
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
David Terrell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
David Terrell
Distance 30.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 30.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 40.0% (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%)
David Terrell
Head 76.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.0% (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/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Terrell L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 301 | 42.9% | 40.5% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 95 / 123 | 77.2% | 70.3% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 164 / 223 | 73.5% | 69.1% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 455 | 52.1% | 38.9% | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 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% | 4 / 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 Tanner L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Terrell L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 173 / 528 | 32.8% | 39.5% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 70.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 25 / 46 | 54.3% | 69.0% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 223 / 616 | 36.2% | 37.9% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 62 | 83.9% | 71.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 82.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tanner has more cage time on record.