Sean McCorkle vs. Christian Morecraft

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
50
AgeΔ 11 yrs
39
6'7"
HeightΔ 1"
6'6"
81"
ReachΔ 0"
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
184.4
Layoff (months)Δ 9.8 mo
174.6
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sean McCorkle is a submission threat — 4.25 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Christian Morecraft is a submission threat — 2.17 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Christian Morecraft hunts takedowns — 3.26 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sean McCorkle

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 185

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Christian Morecraft

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 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

120.85/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
782.82/min · norm 3.36
352.48/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
682.46/min · norm 3.19
44.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
34.4%norm 47.8%
52.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
46.0%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Sean McCorkle

Distance 55.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 40.7% (norm 9.3%)

Christian Morecraft

Distance 61.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 35.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Sean McCorkle

Head 92.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Christian Morecraft

Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McCorkle L/AAccHeavyweight med Morecraft L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 15 too few to rate 40.1% 26 / 139 18.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.6% 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.2% 47 / 81 58.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 10 / 25 40.0% 38.9% 64 / 208 30.8% 38.9%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 76.8% 7 / 10 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8% 7 / 9 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 McCorkle L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Morecraft L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 28 21.4% 40.7% 51 / 105 48.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 26 / 41 63.4% 72.0% 15 / 17 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 29 / 67 43.3% 38.8% 51 / 104 49.0% 38.8%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 75.1% 3 / 4 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 84.4% 14 / 18 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
240.0% acc · 2.12/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
666.7% acc · 3.26/15 · norm 0.95
133.3% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 64.3%
4:2631.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
14:0050.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
6:567:21 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
2:431:28 per 15 · norm 2:28
44.25/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
42.17/15 · norm 0.16

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