Gerald Harris vs. David Branch

UFC 3-1-0 vs. 4-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-1-0
UFC record
4-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
46
AgeΔ 2 yrs
44
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
77"
ReachΔ 1"
78"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
188.6
Layoff (months)Δ 100.3 mo
88.3
LWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
David Branch owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Gerald Harris carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Gerald Harris hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gerald Harris

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 234

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

David Branch

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 162

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.91 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

561.22/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1371.66/min · norm 3.25
681.48/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1571.91/min · norm 3.20
25.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 47.4%
65.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 53.8%
20.66/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · norm 0.32

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

Gerald Harris

Distance 81.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 10.3%)

David Branch

Distance 73.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.3%)

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

Gerald Harris

Head 95.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.5% (norm 8.4%)

David Branch

Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Harris L/AAccMiddleweight med Branch L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 176 21.6% 40.5% 68 / 251 27.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 5 / 10 too few to rate 70.3% 48 / 59 81.4% 70.3%
On the ground 13 / 30 43.3% 69.1% 21 / 34 61.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 206 24.8% 38.9% 65 / 251 25.9% 38.9%
To the body 4 / 9 too few to rate 71.7% 41 / 55 74.5% 71.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.3% 31 / 38 81.6% 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 Harris L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Branch L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 152 23.7% 39.5% 74 / 241 30.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 18 / 27 66.7% 70.9% 36 / 54 66.7% 70.9%
On the ground 14 / 17 too few to rate 69.0% 47 / 68 69.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 165 26.1% 37.9% 105 / 292 36.0% 37.9%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 71.3% 29 / 43 67.4% 71.3%
To the legs 12 / 16 too few to rate 82.1% 23 / 28 82.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
857.1% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1432.6% acc · 2.55/15 · norm 1.42
571.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
743.8% def · norm 63.1%
8:0717.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
34:1841.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:382:30 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
12:382:18 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · 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 — Branch has more cage time on record.