Marcus Jones vs. Matt Mitrione
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcus Jones
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 6 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Matt Mitrione
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcus Jones
Distance 73.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 26.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
Matt Mitrione
Distance 82.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcus Jones
Head 73.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 7.6%)
Matt Mitrione
Head 83.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jones L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Mitrione L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 40.1% | 235 / 517 | 45.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 30 / 53 | 56.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 225 / 522 | 43.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 60 / 66 | 90.9% | 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 Jones L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Mitrione L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 20 | too few to rate | 40.7% | 162 / 580 | 27.9% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 51 / 70 | 72.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 25 | 24.0% | 38.8% | 163 / 560 | 29.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 45 / 83 | 54.2% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mitrione has more cage time on record.