Travis Browne vs. Josh Barnett

UFC 9-7-1 vs. 7-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-1
UFC record
7-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
44
AgeΔ 4 yrs
48
6'6"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
79"
ReachΔ 1"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
109
Layoff (months)Δ 10.1 mo
119.1
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Josh Barnett is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Travis Browne carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Josh Barnett owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Travis Browne

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 107
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Josh Barnett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 3 — regional circuit 235

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 43 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4002.93/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
3924.27/min · norm 3.36
5884.31/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2202.39/min · norm 3.19
41.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
61.5%norm 47.8%
42.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 52.5%
60.66/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.28

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

Travis Browne

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 9.3%)

Josh Barnett

Distance 44.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 34.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 20.9% (norm 9.3%)

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

Travis Browne

Head 75.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.6%)

Josh Barnett

Head 74.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Browne L/AAccHeavyweight med Barnett L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 754 32.9% 40.1% 133 / 285 46.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 56 / 68 82.4% 70.6% 171 / 219 78.1% 70.6%
On the ground 96 / 142 67.6% 70.2% 88 / 133 66.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 238 / 726 32.8% 38.9% 248 / 476 52.1% 38.9%
To the body 99 / 158 62.7% 76.8% 116 / 130 89.2% 76.8%
To the legs 63 / 80 78.8% 87.8% 28 / 31 90.3% 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 Browne L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Barnett L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 378 / 760 49.7% 40.7% 113 / 282 40.1% 40.7%
In the clinch 134 / 174 77.0% 70.6% 75 / 113 66.4% 70.6%
On the ground 76 / 95 80.0% 72.0% 32 / 50 64.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 357 / 757 47.2% 38.8% 145 / 352 41.2% 38.8%
To the body 114 / 138 82.6% 75.1% 42 / 51 82.4% 75.1%
To the legs 117 / 134 87.3% 84.4% 33 / 42 78.6% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1168.8% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 0.95
2175.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1359.1% def · norm 64.3%
20:1014.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
28:5931.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
25:022:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
28:584:43 per 15 · norm 2:28
20.22/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
50.82/15 · norm 0.16

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