Garreth McLellan vs. Bartosz Fabinski

UFC 1-4-0 vs. 3-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
43
AgeΔ 3 yrs
40
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
112.9
Layoff (months)Δ 49.2 mo
63.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Bartosz Fabinski hunts takedowns — 7.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Bartosz Fabinski owns the mat — in control 79% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Garreth McLellan is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Garreth McLellan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Bartosz Fabinski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 5 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1853.56/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1132.23/min · norm 3.25
1532.94/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
741.46/min · norm 3.20
54.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
68.1%norm 47.4%
45.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
51.3%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)

Garreth McLellan

Distance 52.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 35.0% (norm 10.3%)

Bartosz Fabinski

Distance 37.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 33.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 28.9% (norm 10.3%)

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

Garreth McLellan

Head 72.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Bartosz Fabinski

Head 71.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McLellan L/AAccMiddleweight med Fabinski L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 58 / 180 32.2% 40.5% 30 / 62 48.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 33 / 41 80.5% 70.3% 50 / 56 89.3% 70.3%
On the ground 94 / 119 79.0% 69.1% 33 / 48 68.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 120 / 248 48.4% 38.9% 68 / 119 57.1% 38.9%
To the body 40 / 60 66.7% 71.7% 34 / 36 94.4% 71.7%
To the legs 25 / 32 78.1% 83.3% 11 / 11 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 McLellan L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Fabinski L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 166 45.2% 39.5% 28 / 98 28.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 59 / 78 75.6% 70.9% 27 / 32 84.4% 70.9%
On the ground 19 / 35 54.3% 69.0% 19 / 22 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 217 46.1% 37.9% 58 / 132 43.9% 37.9%
To the body 38 / 46 82.6% 71.3% 8 / 12 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 15 / 16 too few to rate 82.1% 8 / 8 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
422.2% acc · 1.15/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
2470.6% acc · 7.10/15 · norm 1.42
834.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
480.0% def · norm 63.1%
14:1427.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
40:1079.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
20:075:47 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
5:301:37 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.86/15 · 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 — Fabinski has more cage time on record.