Justin Willis vs. Allen Crowder

UFC 4-1-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
78"
ReachΔ 2"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
88.5
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
85.5
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Allen Crowder is a submission threat — 1.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Justin Willis carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Allen Crowder absorbs 5.41 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Justin Willis

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Allen Crowder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 62

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2113.37/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
272.66/min · norm 3.36
1612.57/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
555.41/min · norm 3.19
59.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
39.1%norm 47.8%
57.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.9%norm 52.5%
20.48/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Justin Willis

Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

Allen Crowder

Distance 82.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 9.3%)

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

Justin Willis

Head 87.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)

Allen Crowder

Head 87.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Willis L/AAccHeavyweight med Crowder L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 296 56.8% 40.1% 21 / 57 36.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 14 / 27 51.9% 70.6% 3 / 9 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 29 / 33 87.9% 70.2% 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 310 56.8% 38.9% 18 / 60 30.0% 38.9%
To the body 19 / 26 73.1% 76.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 16 / 20 too few to rate 87.8% 8 / 8 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Willis L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Crowder L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 123 / 326 37.7% 40.7% 32 / 77 41.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 24 / 35 68.6% 70.6% 12 / 24 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 14 / 21 too few to rate 72.0% 11 / 11 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 260 26.2% 38.8% 45 / 102 44.1% 38.8%
To the body 55 / 80 68.8% 75.1% 7 / 7 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 38 / 42 90.5% 84.4% 3 / 3 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
466.7% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 1.48/15 · norm 0.95
436.4% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
6:2710.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
2:2323.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
14:253:27 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:201:58 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
11.48/15 · norm 0.16

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