Stipe Miocic vs. Mark Hunt
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Stipe Miocic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.0 wins over .500
Mark Hunt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.2 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Stipe Miocic
Distance 79.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 9.3%)
Mark Hunt
Distance 91.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Stipe Miocic
Head 84.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 7.6%)
Mark Hunt
Head 86.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Miocic L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Hunt L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 721 / 1512 | 47.7% | 40.1% | 405 / 1010 | 40.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 121 / 179 | 67.6% | 70.6% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 165 / 219 | 75.3% | 70.2% | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 737 / 1612 | 45.7% | 38.9% | 378 / 960 | 39.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 139 / 159 | 87.4% | 76.8% | 51 / 83 | 61.4% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 131 / 139 | 94.2% | 87.8% | 50 / 62 | 80.6% | 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 Miocic L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Hunt L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 705 / 1601 | 44.0% | 40.7% | 428 / 990 | 43.2% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 106 | 67.9% | 70.6% | 54 / 84 | 64.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 88 / 107 | 82.2% | 72.0% | 185 / 235 | 78.7% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 624 / 1449 | 43.1% | 38.8% | 482 / 1073 | 44.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 129 / 231 | 55.8% | 75.1% | 110 / 140 | 78.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 112 / 134 | 83.6% | 84.4% | 75 / 96 | 78.1% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miocic has more cage time on record.