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Aoriqileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi

UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 8-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-6-0 (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
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 2.5 mo
4.2
LLWLNC
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 5.62 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Aoriqileng carries real power — 0.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Aiemann Zahabi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 82
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.62 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 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

4314.29/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5824.47/min · norm 3.52
5645.62/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5354.11/min · norm 3.58
49.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 43.5%
46.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.2%norm 56.6%
30.45/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.35/15 · norm 0.29

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

Aoriqileng

Distance 87.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 6.4%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 6.4%)

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

Aoriqileng

Head 78.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 8.4%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Head 78.8% (norm 77.5%) · 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 362 / 755 47.9% 39.2% 529 / 1131 46.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 23 / 35 65.7% 69.0% 21 / 32 65.6% 69.0%
On the ground 46 / 73 63.0% 70.2% 32 / 47 68.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 276 / 676 40.8% 35.3% 403 / 954 42.2% 35.3%
To the body 104 / 127 81.9% 66.9% 91 / 139 65.5% 66.9%
To the legs 51 / 60 85.0% 79.2% 88 / 117 75.2% 79.2%

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: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 446 / 911 49.0% 39.4% 519 / 1658 31.3% 39.4%
In the clinch 38 / 47 80.9% 70.6% 9 / 18 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 80 / 97 82.5% 72.1% 7 / 7 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 421 / 862 48.8% 34.9% 333 / 1353 24.6% 34.9%
To the body 81 / 114 71.1% 66.1% 110 / 208 52.9% 66.1%
To the legs 62 / 79 78.5% 78.8% 92 / 122 75.4% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
746.7% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 0.12/15 · norm 1.12
2660.5% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
2683.9% def · norm 65.7%
11:1411.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
5:334.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
31:164:40 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
3:100:21 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.15/15 · 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 — Aoriqileng has more cage time on record.