Mark Munoz vs. Kendall Grove

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 7-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
7-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48
AgeΔ 5 yrs
43
6'0"
HeightΔ 6"
6'6"
71"
ReachΔ 8"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
134.8
Layoff (months)Δ 47.6 mo
182.4
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kendall Grove is a submission threat — 2.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mark Munoz hunts takedowns — 3.22 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Mark Munoz owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mark Munoz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Kendall Grove

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1011
Tier 3 — regional circuit 148

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.39 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 44 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3943.02/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2632.14/min · norm 3.25
3072.35/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2682.18/min · norm 3.20
50.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.9%norm 47.4%
56.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.7%norm 53.8%
20.23/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.24/15 · norm 0.32

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

Mark Munoz

Distance 45.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 33.9% (norm 10.3%)

Kendall Grove

Distance 58.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 28.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Mark Munoz

Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.4%)

Kendall Grove

Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Munoz L/AAccMiddleweight med Grove L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 355 34.9% 40.5% 85 / 344 24.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 98 / 162 60.5% 70.3% 129 / 167 77.2% 70.3%
On the ground 172 / 265 64.9% 69.1% 49 / 75 65.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 231 / 586 39.4% 38.9% 163 / 464 35.1% 38.9%
To the body 114 / 134 85.1% 71.7% 72 / 82 87.8% 71.7%
To the legs 49 / 62 79.0% 83.3% 28 / 40 70.0% 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 Munoz L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Grove L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 161 / 484 33.3% 39.5% 82 / 221 37.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 91 / 144 63.2% 70.9% 46 / 64 71.9% 70.9%
On the ground 55 / 78 70.5% 69.0% 140 / 227 61.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 554 33.6% 37.9% 160 / 386 41.5% 37.9%
To the body 82 / 109 75.2% 71.3% 72 / 84 85.7% 71.3%
To the legs 39 / 43 90.7% 82.1% 36 / 42 85.7% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2830.1% acc · 3.22/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.42
2156.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
5159.3% def · norm 63.1%
42:5232.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
18:2214.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
28:083:13 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
67:198:12 per 15 · norm 3:00
50.57/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
172.07/15 · norm 0.47

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