Gerry Harris vs. Paul Varelans

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
Age
6'8"
HeightΔ 0"
6'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
371
Layoff (months)Δ 15 mo
356
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gerry Harris absorbs 3.69 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 1.68 Open Weight norm — hittable.
Gerry Harris's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.
Paul Varelans defends clinch strikes well — opponents land just 24%, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gerry Harris

Full career not yet synced for Gerry Harris — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Paul Varelans

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 37

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.87 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

00.00/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
561.46/min · norm 1.46
43.69/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
792.05/min · norm 1.68
0.0%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
43.8%norm 45.8%
0.0%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
49.7%norm 49.0%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
10.39/15 · norm 0.00

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

Gerry Harris

Distance 50.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 50.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)

Paul Varelans

Distance 54.7% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 28.1% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 17.2% (norm 28.7%)

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

Gerry Harris

Head 50.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 50.0% (norm 5.2%)

Paul Varelans

Head 81.2% (norm 81.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Harris L/AAccOpen Weight med Varelans L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 1 too few to rate 27.8% 17 / 70 24.3% 27.8%
In the clinch 0 / 1 too few to rate 63.8% 21 / 36 58.3% 63.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 65.8% 18 / 22 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 1 too few to rate 39.3% 40 / 104 38.5% 39.3%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 90.5% 6 / 8 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 53.5% 10 / 16 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 accOpen Weight med vs Varelans L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 0 too few to rate 37.0% 44 / 83 53.0% 37.0%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 66.7% 9 / 37 24.3% 66.7%
On the ground 4 / 4 too few to rate 67.1% 26 / 37 70.3% 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 4 / 4 too few to rate 47.0% 46 / 101 45.5% 47.0%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.9% 3 / 7 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 61.2% 30 / 49 61.2% 61.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.15
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
777.8% def · norm 66.7%
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
— per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
00.00/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
31.17/15 · norm 1.34

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