Marcus Brimage vs. Russell Doane

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
3-5-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
41
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'4"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
132.7
Layoff (months)Δ 31.3 mo
101.4
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Russell Doane is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Russell Doane hunts takedowns — 2.11 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Marcus Brimage rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Marcus Brimage

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 34

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Russell Doane

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3193.97/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1371.75/min · norm 3.52
2933.64/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1311.68/min · norm 3.58
35.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.9%norm 43.4%
56.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 56.6%
20.37/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.38/15 · norm 0.30

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

Marcus Brimage

Distance 95.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 6.5%)

Russell Doane

Distance 70.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Marcus Brimage

Head 73.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)

Russell Doane

Head 85.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brimage L/AAccBantamweight med Doane L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 299 / 853 35.1% 39.0% 67 / 235 28.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 18 / 36 50.0% 68.7% 25 / 33 75.8% 68.7%
On the ground 2 / 7 too few to rate 70.2% 45 / 67 67.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 654 26.8% 34.9% 103 / 285 36.1% 34.9%
To the body 83 / 158 52.5% 66.8% 24 / 37 64.9% 66.8%
To the legs 61 / 84 72.6% 79.4% 10 / 13 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Brimage L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Doane L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 249 / 621 40.1% 39.3% 90 / 233 38.6% 39.3%
In the clinch 23 / 28 82.1% 70.4% 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 21 / 27 77.8% 72.4% 29 / 32 90.6% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 574 37.8% 34.9% 60 / 188 31.9% 34.9%
To the body 51 / 65 78.5% 66.0% 42 / 56 75.0% 66.0%
To the legs 25 / 37 67.6% 79.1% 29 / 38 76.3% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3100.0% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1145.8% acc · 2.11/15 · norm 1.12
2480.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1952.8% def · norm 66.7%
1:482.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
24:1931.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
8:121:31 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
24:414:44 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.77/15 · norm 0.28

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