JC Cottrell vs. Jason Gonzalez

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 0 yrs
36
5'9"
HeightΔ 5"
6'2"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
114.3
Layoff (months)Δ 26.9 mo
87.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jason Gonzalez is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Jason Gonzalez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
JC Cottrell is wasteful with head shots — only 19% land, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

JC Cottrell

Full career not yet synced for JC Cottrell — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Jason Gonzalez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 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

150.79/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
463.06/min · norm 3.42
522.75/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
473.13/min · norm 3.37
25.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.7%norm 43.5%
45.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.8%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

JC Cottrell

Distance 98.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Jason Gonzalez

Distance 92.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)

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

JC Cottrell

Head 89.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 1.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)

Jason Gonzalez

Head 82.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cottrell L/AAccLightweight med Gonzalez L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 58 25.9% 37.9% 39 / 107 36.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 0 / 1 too few to rate 67.3% 6 / 7 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 10 / 53 18.9% 35.0% 31 / 96 32.3% 35.0%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.1% 7 / 11 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 81.9% 8 / 9 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Cottrell L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Gonzalez L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 84 52.4% 38.9% 34 / 80 42.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 2 / 5 too few to rate 68.6% 5 / 16 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 6 / 6 too few to rate 68.0% 8 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 34 / 71 47.9% 35.1% 38 / 102 37.3% 35.1%
To the body 15 / 20 too few to rate 68.1% 3 / 6 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 3 / 4 too few to rate 81.5% 6 / 6 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.79/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
750.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
330.0% def · norm 64.0%
4:0421.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:070.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
6:515:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
9:289:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
11.00/15 · norm 0.49

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