Julian Marquez vs. Maki Pitolo

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
17.2
Layoff (months)Δ 38.9 mo
56.1
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Julian Marquez is a submission threat — 2.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Julian Marquez rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Maki Pitolo is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Julian Marquez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Maki Pitolo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 137

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3145.09/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2173.70/min · norm 3.25
3525.71/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2283.88/min · norm 3.20
45.0%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 47.4%
49.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.3%norm 53.8%
10.24/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Julian Marquez

Distance 78.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 10.3%)

Maki Pitolo

Distance 93.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 10.3%)

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

Julian Marquez

Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 8.4%)

Maki Pitolo

Head 81.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Marquez L/AAccMiddleweight med Pitolo L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 547 38.4% 40.5% 193 / 477 40.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 70 / 105 66.7% 70.3% 13 / 15 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 34 / 46 73.9% 69.1% 11 / 20 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 242 / 594 40.7% 38.9% 151 / 419 36.0% 38.9%
To the body 52 / 78 66.7% 71.7% 52 / 77 67.5% 71.7%
To the legs 20 / 26 76.9% 83.3% 14 / 16 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 Marquez L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Pitolo L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 243 / 521 46.6% 39.5% 170 / 428 39.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 83 / 137 60.6% 70.9% 22 / 29 75.9% 70.9%
On the ground 26 / 41 63.4% 69.0% 36 / 53 67.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 276 / 601 45.9% 37.9% 196 / 456 43.0% 37.9%
To the body 56 / 72 77.8% 71.3% 21 / 42 50.0% 71.3%
To the legs 20 / 26 76.9% 82.1% 11 / 12 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
952.9% acc · 2.30/15 · norm 1.42
1145.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 63.1%
3:375.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:0622.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
19:484:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
16:334:13 per 15 · norm 3:00
112.67/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.77/15 · norm 0.47

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