9mm better for grizzly defense than .44 magnum?

I was doing some research on bear defense with handguns and found some interesting results from an article where the author collected 37 confirmed accounts of bear defense with handguns, and broke it down by caliber. the interesting part was when comparing the success rates and the end result for the bear. In short, defending against a grizzly with a 9mm was successful in 3/3 grizzly attacks, all resulting in the death of the bear. defending with a .44 was successful in 12/12 cases, but had many instances of the bear just being wounded or running away from the muzzle blast.

I'm inclined to think that it comes down to shots on target as the biggest factor in bear defense, and that people with 9mm were more likely to get more shots on target faster.

Just to add fuel to the fire, there was one instance of someone using a .454 ruger revolver. it worked, but jammed on his last shot.

https://www.ammoland.com/2018/02/def...#axzz5b2fP0MCG

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9mm better for grizzly defense than .44 magnum?