Mickey Gall vs. Sage Northcutt
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mickey Gall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Sage Northcutt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mickey Gall
Distance 82.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)
Sage Northcutt
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mickey Gall
Head 86.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Sage Northcutt
Head 76.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gall L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Northcutt L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 281 / 612 | 45.9% | 38.6% | 162 / 381 | 42.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.8% | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 67.2% | 54 / 66 | 81.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 636 | 45.3% | 37.2% | 173 / 390 | 44.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 70.7% | 52 / 70 | 74.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 81.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Gall L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Northcutt L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 336 / 765 | 43.9% | 39.0% | 107 / 296 | 36.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 68.9% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 117 / 159 | 73.6% | 68.0% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 361 / 814 | 44.3% | 35.6% | 87 / 262 | 33.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 86 / 117 | 73.5% | 69.6% | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 82.1% | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gall has more cage time on record.