Nate Quarry vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 7-3-0 vs. 6-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-3-0
UFC record
6-8-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
54
AgeΔ 3 yrs
51
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
72"
ReachΔ 8"
80"
Open Stance
Stance
Orthodox
196.3
Layoff (months)Δ 25.5 mo
170.8
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nate Quarry carries real power — 1.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Jason MacDonald is a submission threat — 1.97 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Jason MacDonald owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nate Quarry

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 73
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Jason MacDonald

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 208

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2984.96/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1301.55/min · norm 3.25
1682.80/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2262.70/min · norm 3.20
44.5%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
52.8%norm 47.4%
66.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.9%norm 53.8%
61.50/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Nate Quarry

Distance 74.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 10.3%)

Jason MacDonald

Distance 43.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 30.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 25.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Nate Quarry

Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 8.4%)

Jason MacDonald

Head 63.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 27.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Quarry L/AAccMiddleweight med MacDonald L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 221 / 497 44.5% 40.5% 24 / 107 22.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 37 / 72 51.4% 70.3% 61 / 76 80.3% 70.3%
On the ground 40 / 100 40.0% 69.1% 45 / 63 71.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 162 / 501 32.3% 38.9% 50 / 156 32.1% 38.9%
To the body 50 / 72 69.4% 71.7% 20 / 23 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 86 / 96 89.6% 83.3% 60 / 67 89.6% 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 Quarry L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs MacDonald L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 428 29.0% 39.5% 41 / 118 34.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 32 / 52 61.5% 70.9% 51 / 75 68.0% 70.9%
On the ground 12 / 18 too few to rate 69.0% 134 / 233 57.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 122 / 435 28.0% 37.9% 191 / 381 50.1% 37.9%
To the body 26 / 36 72.2% 71.3% 23 / 27 85.2% 71.3%
To the legs 20 / 27 74.1% 82.1% 12 / 18 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
133.3% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
816.3% acc · 1.43/15 · norm 1.42
660.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
635.3% def · norm 63.1%
10:5518.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
31:0837.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
8:252:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
35:186:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
111.97/15 · norm 0.47

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