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“The Irish Hand Grenade”

Marcus Davis

22-11 (1 NC)15 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
High Variance
Early Chaos
High Wear
5'10"ht·70"reach·Southpawstance·52age
Last fightLJeremy Stephens·KO/TKO·R3·15yr ago
Fighter Context
9–6UFC·
3KO
·
4Sub
·
2Dec
·
8.7min/fight
·
131UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
6–4(10 fights)
·
83%finish rate
·
+0.5str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.07
Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.249
Average

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

Durability
65
Average

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
48%
Average

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

Striking
Davis
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.72
Str. Accuracy39%
356UFC landed/896attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.4 vs avg2.79
Str. Defense65%
KD Rate / fight0.40
6UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
18%
Leg
17%
By Position
Distance68%
/
Clinch19%
/
Ground13%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 115 rounds
Round 210 rounds
Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed111213
Avg. Absorbed111216
Avg. Net+10-3
Grappling
Davis
Control Wrestler
·119s ctrlActive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.60
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32
TD Accuracy48%
14UFC landed/29attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40
4UFC wins/12attempted
Defense
TD Defense47%
11UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing
Finish Rate
78%
Strong Finisher
div avg 52%
How They Lose
6UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 9
Submission4 / 9
Decision2 / 9
KD → Finish
3/5Strong
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 6
Submission1 / 6
Decision2 / 6
Loss Pattern
Mixed
2 early · 2 late · 2 dec across 6 losses
Fast and versatile. 7 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 9 more in second half of career
0+17+34+51+68avg2005200620072008200920102011

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.51.93.2R1R2R3
R1n=15
R2n=10
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.5
2.9
2.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
2.9
3.5
Diff
+0.1
+0.0
-0.7

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 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲TD Acc+42%L3
-85%10%105%LWWLLWLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Davis — 15 UFC Fights
Result
Method
15 fights
L
Jeremy Stephens
KO/TKO R3 · 2:33Jan '11
-8
·
17 SS (22%)·25 abs·2/4 td·262s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Nate Diaz
SUB R3 · 4:02Aug '10
-42
·
52 SS (26%)·94 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·12s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Jonathan Goulet
KO/TKO R2 · 1:23May '10
+6
·
11 SS (65%)·5 abs·4 td taken·46s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 sub att
L
Ben Saunders
KO/TKO R1 · 3:24Nov '09
-14
·
8 SS (33%)·22 abs·0/2 td·66s ctrl
L
Dan Hardy
S-DEC R3Jun '09
-9
·
19 SS (46%)·28 abs·2/6 td·1 td taken·367s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub att
W
Chris Lytle
S-DEC R3Jan '09
-14
·
59 SS (36%)·73 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl
W
Paul Kelly
SUB R2 · 2:16Oct '08
+22
·
25 SS (40%)·3 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·46s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Mike Swick
U-DEC R3Jun '08
-1
·
31 SS (56%)·32 abs·3/5 td·2 td taken·136s ctrl·2 sub att
W
Jess Liaudin
KO/TKO R1 · 1:04Jan '08
+1
·
5 SS (100%)·4 abs·1 kd landed
W
Paul Taylor
SUB R1 · 4:14Sep '07
+8
·
24 SS (60%)·16 abs·1/3 td·150s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
All Fighters
Lightweight
“The Irish Hand Grenade”

Marcus Davis

22-11 (1 NC)15 UFC
Form
2L
5'10"ht·70"reach·Southpawstance·52age
Last fightLJeremy Stephens·KO/TKO·15yr ago
Fighter Context
9–6UFC·
3KO
·
4Sub
·
2Dec
·
8.7min/fight
·
131UFC min
vs. Winning Record6–4
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.07

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.249

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

Durability
65

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
48%

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

Striking
Davis
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.72
Str. Accuracy39%
356UFC landed/896attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.4 vs avg2.79
Str. Defense65%
KD Rate / Fight0.40
6UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
18%
Leg
17%
By Position
Dist68%
Clinch19%
Ground13%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=15
R2
n=10
R3
n=6
Landed111213
Absorbed111216
Net+10-3
Grappling
Davis
Lightweight avg
Control Wrestler
119s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.60
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.32
TD Accuracy48%
14UFC landed/29attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40
4UFC wins/12attempted
Defense
TD Defense47%
11UFC defended/23opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
78%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
3KO/TKO
4Sub
2Dec
Loss Methods
3KO/TKO
1Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.51.93.2R1R2R3
R1n=15
R2n=10
R3n=6
Outputsig strikes / min
2.5
2.9
2.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
2.9
3.5
Diff
+0.1
+0.0
-0.7

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

Davis — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Jeremy Stephens
KO/TKO·R3·Jan '11
17 SS (22%)·25 abs·2/4 td·262s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Nate Diaz
SUB·R3·Aug '10
52 SS (26%)·94 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·12s ctrl·1 kd
W
Jonathan Goulet
KO/TKO·R2·May '10
11 SS (65%)·5 abs·4 td taken·46s ctrl·2 kd·1 sub
L
Ben Saunders
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '09
8 SS (33%)·22 abs·0/2 td·66s ctrl
L
Dan Hardy
S-DEC·R3·Jun '09
19 SS (46%)·28 abs·2/6 td·1 td taken·367s ctrl·1 kd taken·3 sub
W
Chris Lytle
S-DEC·R3·Jan '09
59 SS (36%)·73 abs·0/1 td·7s ctrl
W
Paul Kelly
SUB·R2·Oct '08
25 SS (40%)·3 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·46s ctrl·1 sub
L
Mike Swick
U-DEC·R3·Jun '08
31 SS (56%)·32 abs·3/5 td·2 td taken·136s ctrl·2 sub
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