Nick Catone vs. Tim Credeur

UFC 4-4-0 vs. 3-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
3-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
44
AgeΔ 5 yrs
49
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
150.2
Layoff (months)Δ 31.9 mo
182.1
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tim Credeur is a submission threat — 3.29 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Nick Catone hunts takedowns — 3.71 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Tim Credeur carries real power — 0.82 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nick Catone

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Tim Credeur

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1962.11/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1313.59/min · norm 3.25
2162.32/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1143.13/min · norm 3.20
44.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
30.9%norm 47.4%
63.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
57.9%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.82/15 · norm 0.32

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

Nick Catone

Distance 64.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 18.9% (norm 10.3%)

Tim Credeur

Distance 93.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Nick Catone

Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)

Tim Credeur

Head 91.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Catone L/AAccMiddleweight med Credeur L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 82 / 281 29.2% 40.5% 117 / 398 29.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 47 / 75 62.7% 70.3% 8 / 14 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 67 / 83 80.7% 69.1% 6 / 12 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 125 / 349 35.8% 38.9% 104 / 389 26.7% 38.9%
To the body 35 / 51 68.6% 71.7% 19 / 27 70.4% 71.7%
To the legs 36 / 39 92.3% 83.3% 8 / 8 too few to rate 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 Catone L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Credeur L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 461 27.3% 39.5% 81 / 188 43.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 66 / 92 71.7% 70.9% 3 / 7 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 24 / 34 70.6% 69.0% 30 / 76 39.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 120 / 467 25.7% 37.9% 70 / 200 35.0% 37.9%
To the body 48 / 67 71.6% 71.3% 24 / 44 54.5% 71.3%
To the legs 48 / 53 90.6% 82.1% 20 / 27 74.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2344.2% acc · 3.71/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.41/15 · norm 1.42
2083.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
33:4236.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
4:3812.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
8:501:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
13:365:35 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.48/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
83.29/15 · norm 0.47

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