Aoriqileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi

UFC 4-5-0 (1 NC) vs. 8-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
33
AgeΔ 5 yrs
38
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0.5 mo
1.8
LWLNCW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Aiemann Zahabi rarely shoots — 0.12 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Aoriqileng absorbs 5.66 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Aoriqileng carries real power — 0.47 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Aoriqileng

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 218

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Aiemann Zahabi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 83
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4174.40/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5824.47/min · norm 3.52
5375.66/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
5354.11/min · norm 3.58
49.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 43.4%
46.6%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.2%norm 56.6%
30.47/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
30.35/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Aoriqileng

Distance 87.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.7% (norm 6.5%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Aoriqileng

Head 79.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Head 78.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Aoriqileng L/AAccBantamweight med Zahabi L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 348 / 727 47.9% 39.0% 529 / 1131 46.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 23 / 35 65.7% 68.7% 21 / 32 65.6% 68.7%
On the ground 46 / 73 63.0% 70.2% 32 / 47 68.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 271 / 663 40.9% 34.9% 403 / 954 42.2% 34.9%
To the body 99 / 118 83.9% 66.8% 91 / 139 65.5% 66.8%
To the legs 47 / 54 87.0% 79.4% 88 / 117 75.2% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Aoriqileng L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Zahabi L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 425 / 868 49.0% 39.3% 519 / 1658 31.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 37 / 46 80.4% 70.4% 9 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 75 / 91 82.4% 72.4% 7 / 7 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 402 / 824 48.8% 34.9% 333 / 1353 24.6% 34.9%
To the body 76 / 108 70.4% 66.0% 110 / 208 52.9% 66.0%
To the legs 59 / 73 80.8% 79.1% 92 / 122 75.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
746.7% acc · 1.11/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 0.12/15 · norm 1.12
2559.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2683.9% def · norm 66.7%
11:1411.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
5:334.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
30:374:50 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
3:100:21 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.16/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zahabi has more cage time on record.