Francis Marshall vs. Marcelo Rojo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Francis Marshall
Full career not yet synced for Francis Marshall — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Marcelo Rojo
Full career not yet synced for Marcelo Rojo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Francis Marshall
Distance 95.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 6.4%)
Marcelo Rojo
Distance 92.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francis Marshall
Head 92.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 3.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.9%)
Marcelo Rojo
Head 75.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Marshall L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Rojo L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 177 / 619 | 28.6% | 40.7% | 140 / 373 | 37.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 15 / 25 | 60.0% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 155 / 596 | 26.0% | 37.2% | 77 / 304 | 25.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.4% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 30 / 30 | 100.0% | 80.7% | 52 / 56 | 92.9% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 129 fighters · Featherweight: 129 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 Marshall L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Rojo L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 220 / 527 | 41.7% | 39.3% | 151 / 381 | 39.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 69.5% | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 69.5% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 169 / 439 | 38.5% | 35.9% | 140 / 380 | 36.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 50 / 101 | 49.5% | 68.1% | 37 / 52 | 71.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 56 / 69 | 81.2% | 81.1% | 32 / 33 | 97.0% | 81.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Marshall has more cage time on record.