Royce Alger vs. Eugene Jackson

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
Age
59
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
324.7
Layoff (months)Δ 35.9 mo
288.8
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Eugene Jackson is a submission threat — 1.91 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Royce Alger hunts takedowns — 3.79 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Eugene Jackson carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Royce Alger

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.34 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 5 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Eugene Jackson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 125

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

141.77/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
511.30/min · norm 3.25
212.65/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
491.25/min · norm 3.20
43.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
29.5%norm 47.4%
54.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
61.1%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.77/15 · norm 0.32

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

Royce Alger

Distance 21.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 65.6% (norm 10.3%)

Eugene Jackson

Distance 82.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 10.3%)

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

Royce Alger

Head 100.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 0.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Eugene Jackson

Head 93.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Alger L/AAccMiddleweight med Jackson L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 7 too few to rate 40.5% 29 / 143 20.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.3% 16 / 23 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 11 / 21 too few to rate 69.1% 6 / 7 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 14 / 32 43.8% 38.9% 41 / 161 25.5% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.7% 8 / 10 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.3% 2 / 2 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 Alger L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Jackson L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 11 / 34 32.4% 39.5% 21 / 76 27.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.9% 4 / 5 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.0% 24 / 45 53.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 15 / 40 37.5% 37.9% 37 / 111 33.3% 37.9%
To the body 6 / 6 too few to rate 71.3% 5 / 5 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1% 7 / 10 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
222.2% acc · 3.79/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
250.0% acc · 0.77/15 · norm 1.42
0— def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
746.7% def · norm 63.1%
2:3340.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
3:379.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
0:200:37 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
19:177:22 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.91/15 · norm 0.47

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