Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs.
Shem Rock
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Full career not yet synced for Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Shem Rock
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.0%)
Shem Rock
Distance 94.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady
Head 63.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 24.8% (norm 7.9%)
Shem Rock
Head 66.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Al-Selwady L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Rock L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 191 | 55.0% | 37.9% | 83 / 220 | 37.7% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 136 | 46.3% | 35.0% | 35 / 154 | 22.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 69.1% | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 81.9% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Al-Selwady L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Rock L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 186 | 32.8% | 38.9% | 114 / 235 | 48.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 68.0% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 173 | 34.1% | 35.1% | 85 / 199 | 42.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 22 / 37 | 59.5% | 68.1% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Al-Selwady has more cage time on record.