Shawn Jordan vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 12-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
12-10-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
41
AgeΔ 6 yrs
47
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
130.2
Layoff (months)Δ 6.3 mo
123.9
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Gabriel Gonzaga is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Gabriel Gonzaga hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Shawn Jordan carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shawn Jordan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Gabriel Gonzaga

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1210
Tier 3 — regional circuit 52

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2353.09/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2932.13/min · norm 3.36
2333.07/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3712.70/min · norm 3.19
49.8%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 47.8%
49.6%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.5%
30.59/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
70.76/15 · norm 0.28

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

Shawn Jordan

Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 9.3%)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Shawn Jordan

Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.6%)

Gabriel Gonzaga

Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Jordan L/AAccHeavyweight med Gonzaga L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 303 38.9% 40.1% 156 / 440 35.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 47 / 77 61.0% 70.6% 43 / 64 67.2% 70.6%
On the ground 70 / 92 76.1% 70.2% 94 / 146 64.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 412 45.9% 38.9% 186 / 507 36.7% 38.9%
To the body 27 / 40 67.5% 76.8% 42 / 60 70.0% 76.8%
To the legs 19 / 20 too few to rate 87.8% 65 / 83 78.3% 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 Jordan L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Gonzaga L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 357 45.4% 40.7% 189 / 643 29.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 67 / 99 67.7% 70.6% 92 / 130 70.8% 70.6%
On the ground 4 / 6 too few to rate 72.0% 90 / 133 67.7% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 160 / 375 42.7% 38.8% 310 / 820 37.8% 38.8%
To the body 43 / 51 84.3% 75.1% 33 / 50 66.0% 75.1%
To the legs 30 / 36 83.3% 84.4% 28 / 36 77.8% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
934.6% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
2438.1% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 0.95
888.9% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1275.0% def · norm 64.3%
23:3831.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
37:1027.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
12:222:26 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
16:541:50 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
111.20/15 · norm 0.16

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