Tim Sylvia vs. Gan McGee
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tim Sylvia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Gan McGee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tim Sylvia
Distance 81.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
Gan McGee
Distance 74.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tim Sylvia
Head 86.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.6%)
Gan McGee
Head 93.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sylvia L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | McGee L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 396 / 1144 | 34.6% | 40.1% | 26 / 94 | 27.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 137 / 194 | 70.6% | 70.6% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 70.2% | 15 / 30 | 50.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 422 / 1213 | 34.8% | 38.9% | 36 / 119 | 30.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 76.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 88 / 96 | 91.7% | 87.8% | 3 / 4 | 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 Sylvia L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs McGee L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 253 / 782 | 32.4% | 40.7% | 21 / 64 | 32.8% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 70.6% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 41 / 68 | 60.3% | 72.0% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 738 | 27.1% | 38.8% | 24 / 72 | 33.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 64 / 88 | 72.7% | 75.1% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 81 / 87 | 93.1% | 84.4% | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sylvia has more cage time on record.