Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

Journey Newson

10-5 (1 NC)6 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'5"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightLMarcus McGhee·SUB·R2·3yr ago

Fighter Context

1–4UFC1 NC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.9min/fight

53UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.07

Neutral

48%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.030

Passive

15%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

27%

Passive

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Newson

Counter Puncher

Leg Kicker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.64

Str. Accuracy32%

141UFC landed/433attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.2 vs avg2.57

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Average58%ile0.71

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

39%

Body

29%

Leg

32%

By Position

Distance91%

Clinch3%

Ground6%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 16 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	7	14	14
Avg. Absorbed	9	12	11
Avg. Net	-2	+2	+3

Grappling

Newson·20s ctrlPassive Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.37

TD Accuracy16%

2UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense43%

7UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Tapped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

div avg 46%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 17 more in second half of career

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

3.3

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

2.8

2.2

Diff

-0.6

+0.5

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+34%L3

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Newson — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Marcus McGhee

SUB R2 · 2:03Apr '23

-12

·13 SS (28%)·25 abs·0/6 td·63s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sergey Morozov

U-DEC R3Dec '22

-4

·26 SS (25%)·30 abs·0/2 td·6 td taken

Fernie Garcia

U-DEC R3May '22

+20

·57 SS (40%)·37 abs·2/3 td·42s ctrl

↵ 20mo layoff

Randy Costa

KO/TKO R1 · 0:41Sep '20

-3

·1 SS (20%)·4 abs·1 kd taken

Domingo Pilarte

Overturned R1 · 0:38Feb '20

·6 SS (60%)·1 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

⚠ Result overturned

Ricardo Ramos

U-DEC R3Jun '19

-2

·38 SS (31%)·40 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Bantamweight

Journey Newson

10-5 (1 NC)6 UFC

Form

5'5"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightLMarcus McGhee·SUB·3yr ago

Fighter Context

1–4UFC1 NC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

8.9min/fight

53UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.07

48%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.030

15%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

27%

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Newson

Bantamweight avg

Counter PuncherLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min2.64

Str. Accuracy32%

141UFC landed/433attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.2 vs avg2.57

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / Fight0.17

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Average58%ile0.71

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

39%

Body

29%

Leg

32%

By Position

Dist91%

Clinch3%

Ground6%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=6	R2 n=4	R3 n=3
Landed	7	14	14
Absorbed	9	12	11
Net	-2	+2	+3

Grappling

Newson

Bantamweight avg

20s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.37

TD Accuracy16%

2UFC landed/12attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

0UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

TD Defense43%

7UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.3pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=6

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

3.3

2.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.6

2.8

2.2

Diff

-0.6

+0.5

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Newson — UFC Fight Log

Marcus McGhee

SUB·R2·Apr '23

13 SS (28%)·25 abs·0/6 td·63s ctrl·1 kd taken

Sergey Morozov

U-DEC·R3·Dec '22

26 SS (25%)·30 abs·0/2 td·6 td taken

Fernie Garcia

U-DEC·R3·May '22

57 SS (40%)·37 abs·2/3 td·42s ctrl

Randy Costa

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '20

1 SS (20%)·4 abs·1 kd taken

Domingo Pilarte

Overturned·R1·Feb '20

6 SS (60%)·1 abs·5s ctrl·1 kd

Ricardo Ramos

U-DEC·R3·Jun '19

38 SS (31%)·40 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub

Round 16 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

n=6

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2