Nate Marquardt vs. Tamdan McCrory
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nate Marquardt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 58 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Tamdan McCrory
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nate Marquardt
Distance 71.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 10.3%)
Tamdan McCrory
Distance 50.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 32.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nate Marquardt
Head 73.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.4%)
Tamdan McCrory
Head 80.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Marquardt L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | McCrory L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 393 / 884 | 44.5% | 40.5% | 59 / 164 | 36.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 109 / 153 | 71.2% | 70.3% | 33 / 59 | 55.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 133 / 199 | 66.8% | 69.1% | 68 / 105 | 64.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 374 / 906 | 41.3% | 38.9% | 109 / 263 | 41.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 124 / 165 | 75.2% | 71.7% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 137 / 165 | 83.0% | 83.3% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Marquardt L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs McCrory L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 357 / 972 | 36.7% | 39.5% | 68 / 142 | 47.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 106 | 53.8% | 70.9% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 82 / 112 | 73.2% | 69.0% | 47 / 74 | 63.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 311 / 937 | 33.2% | 37.9% | 53 / 134 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 85 / 125 | 68.0% | 71.3% | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 100 / 128 | 78.1% | 82.1% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Marquardt has more cage time on record.