Marcus McGhee vs. Journey Newson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcus McGhee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Journey Newson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcus McGhee
Distance 96.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 6.5%)
Journey Newson
Distance 96.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcus McGhee
Head 80.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
Journey Newson
Head 68.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McGhee L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Newson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 321 / 755 | 42.5% | 39.0% | 128 / 419 | 30.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 630 | 38.3% | 34.9% | 55 / 298 | 18.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 55 / 86 | 64.0% | 66.8% | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 79.4% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 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 McGhee L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Newson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 202 / 488 | 41.4% | 39.3% | 113 / 359 | 31.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 70.4% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 136 / 388 | 35.1% | 34.9% | 72 / 298 | 24.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 66.0% | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 48 / 64 | 75.0% | 79.1% | 33 / 40 | 82.5% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McGhee has more cage time on record.