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Welterweight · “Sagat”

David Zawada

20-13-0 UFC 1-4-0
Submission Grappler Striker
6'0"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
12:23Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 46.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 28.3 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 28.9 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 36.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 38.1 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 41.7 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 67.8 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 25.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Average 68
  2. Striking Average 47
  3. TD Defense Below avg 42
  4. Wrestling Below avg 38
  5. Durability Below avg 36
  6. Striking D Below avg 29
  7. Accuracy Below avg 28
  8. Control Below avg 26

Built on 61 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Striker average striking — rates 47 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.54
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense55.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.24
Takedowns / 15 min0.97
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.69
Control time10.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
July 22, 2018 vs Danny Roberts — 2.2/min (L) Jul '18 November 24, 2018 vs Li Jingliang — 5.17/min (L) Nov '18 November 9, 2019 vs Abubakar Nurmagomedov — 0.71/min (W) — only 2.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '19 January 16, 2021 vs Ramazan Emeev — 2.93/min (L) Jan '21 September 4, 2021 vs Alex Morono — 5.73/min (L) Sep '21

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alex Morono 19-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · September 4, 2021
86/205Sig. strikes
90/213Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ramazan Emeev 18-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · January 16, 2021
44/114Sig. strikes
53/101Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Abubakar Nurmagomedov 13-2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:50 — UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · November 9, 2019
2/11Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Li Jingliang 15-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:07 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · November 24, 2018
73/184Sig. strikes
89/222Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:49Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Danny Roberts 14-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · July 22, 2018
33/64Sig. strikes
45/87Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
2:41Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
20-13-0Pro record
UFD Gym, More Power ConcepteGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 12
Submission 5
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 6
Other 0

Fights by organization

Oktagon 7
UFC 5
KSW 5
Superior FC 4
Respect FC 3
PFL 2
German MMA Championship 2
German MMA Association 2

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 33 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L David Kozma Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 92
August 1, 2026
 Oktagon 3 5:00
W Daniel Ligocki Decision (split) Oktagon 82
January 17, 2026
 Oktagon 3 5:00
L Kamil Oniszczuk Decision (unanimous) Oktagon 74
August 9, 2025
 Oktagon 3 5:00
L Matěj Peňáz TKO (knee and punches) Oktagon 66
February 1, 2025
 Oktagon 1 4:42
L Marek Mazúch KO (punches) Oktagon 58
June 8, 2024
 Oktagon 1 1:15
W Hojat Khajevand Submission (heel hook) Oktagon 53
February 10, 2024
 Oktagon 3 4:24
L Magomed Magomedkerimov TKO (punches) PFL 6 (2023)
June 23, 2023
 PFL 1 3:54
L Carlos Leal TKO (punches) PFL 3 (2023)
April 14, 2023
 PFL 1 2:25
W Erhan Kartal TKO (doctor stoppage) Oktagon 33
June 4, 2022
 Oktagon 1 5:00
L Alex Morono Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
September 4, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ramazan Emeev Decision (split) UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar
January 16, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Abubakar Nurmagomedov Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
November 9, 2019
 UFC 1 2:50
L Li Jingliang KO (body kick) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
November 24, 2018
 UFC 3 4:07
L Danny Roberts Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
July 22, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Michał Michalski Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 43
April 14, 2018
 KSW 3 0:48
W Maciej Jewtuszko Decision (unsnimous) KSW 40
October 22, 2017
 KSW 3 5:00
W Andreas Ståhl TKO (punches) German MMA Championship 11
April 22, 2017
 German MMA Championship 1 1:24
W Robert Radomski TKO (punches) KSW 37
December 3, 2016
 KSW 1 1:24
W Stefan Larisch KO (punches) Respect FC 16
April 9, 2016
 Respect FC 1 0:30
W Stefan Sekulić TKO (punches) Serbian Battle Championship 6
September 19, 2015
 Serbian Battle Championship 2 2:24
W Aldin Osmančević TKO (punches) Montenegro FC 3
July 27, 2015
 Montenegro FC 1 0:47
L Kamil Szymuszowski Decision (split) KSW 33
July 7, 2015
 KSW 3 5:00
W Sebastian Risch TKO (doctor stoppage) German MMA Championship 5
September 13, 2014
 German MMA Championship 1 2:39
L Borys Mańkowski Submission (arm-triangle choke) KSW 29
July 7, 2014
 KSW 1 1:20
W Luca Vitali KO (punch) Swiss MMA Championship 1
December 1, 2013
 Swiss MMA Championship 2 0:48
L Djamil Chan KO (knees) Respect FC 9
July 7, 2013
 Respect FC 1 1:34
W Kerim Engizek Decision (majority) Superior FC 11
September 15, 2012
 Superior FC 3 5:00
W Egny Borges Submission (guillotine choke) Superior FC 10
June 2, 2012
 Superior FC 1 1:04
W Garcia Chambe TKO (corner stoppage) Superior FC 9
March 31, 2012
 Superior FC 1 4:37
W Maurice Skrober TKO (corner stoppage) Superior FC 8
February 4, 2012
 Superior FC 1 4:50
W Florian Ziebert KO (flying knee and punches) Respect FC 5
April 9, 2011
 Respect FC 2 0:21
W Nerijus Slepetis Submission (guillotine choke) German MMA Association 7
April 3, 2011
 German MMA Association 1 4:27
W Michael Zabrocki TKO (punches) German MMA Association 6
July 7, 2010
 German MMA Association 1 2:34

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (David Zawada) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 41.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 55.5% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 33.3% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 57.1% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.7 avg 0.6
Control time 10.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 54.1%