Marcus McGhee vs. Petr Yan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcus McGhee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Petr Yan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.41 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcus McGhee
Distance 92.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 6.4%)
Petr Yan
Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcus McGhee
Head 80.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)
Petr Yan
Head 80.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McGhee L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Yan L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 335 / 798 | 42.0% | 39.2% | 1201 / 2400 | 50.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 187 / 241 | 77.6% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 70.2% | 196 / 239 | 82.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 693 | 38.2% | 35.3% | 1103 / 2318 | 47.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 61 / 94 | 64.9% | 66.9% | 294 / 355 | 82.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 50 / 72 | 69.4% | 79.2% | 187 / 207 | 90.3% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 McGhee L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Yan L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 523 | 41.1% | 39.4% | 1189 / 3123 | 38.1% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 70.6% | 108 / 161 | 67.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 144 / 419 | 34.4% | 34.9% | 864 / 2626 | 32.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 66.1% | 278 / 435 | 63.9% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 50 / 67 | 74.6% | 78.8% | 186 / 265 | 70.2% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Yan has more cage time on record.