Austin Arnett vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Austin Arnett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Hakeem Dawodu
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Austin Arnett
Distance 89.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)
Hakeem Dawodu
Distance 89.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Austin Arnett
Head 88.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.9%)
Hakeem Dawodu
Head 63.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Arnett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Dawodu L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 169 / 431 | 39.2% | 40.5% | 615 / 1294 | 47.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 70.5% | 114 / 144 | 79.2% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 425 | 39.1% | 37.1% | 338 / 913 | 37.0% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 37 / 54 | 68.5% | 68.0% | 215 / 307 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 181 / 223 | 81.2% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Arnett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Dawodu L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 632 | 40.8% | 39.3% | 351 / 901 | 39.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 54 | 59.3% | 70.3% | 75 / 113 | 66.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 156 / 508 | 30.7% | 35.9% | 301 / 839 | 35.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 111 | 65.8% | 68.0% | 110 / 142 | 77.5% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 76 / 91 | 83.5% | 81.5% | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dawodu has more cage time on record.