TJ Grant vs. Gray Maynard
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
TJ Grant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Gray Maynard
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-6 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)
TJ Grant
Distance 70.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 20.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.1%)
Gray Maynard
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
TJ Grant
Head 73.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Gray Maynard
Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Maynard L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 663 | 47.5% | 38.6% | 320 / 1215 | 26.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 141 / 196 | 71.9% | 67.8% | 73 / 123 | 59.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 67.2% | 100 / 177 | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 298 / 693 | 43.0% | 37.2% | 371 / 1340 | 27.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 154 / 187 | 82.4% | 70.7% | 100 / 144 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 82.9% | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 81.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Maynard L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 285 / 723 | 39.4% | 39.0% | 509 / 1768 | 28.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.9% | 101 / 174 | 58.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 98 / 180 | 54.4% | 68.0% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 323 / 836 | 38.6% | 35.6% | 466 / 1679 | 27.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.6% | 117 / 237 | 49.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 82.1% | 96 / 121 | 79.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Maynard has more cage time on record.