Bart Palaszewski vs.
Diego Nunes
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.
Bart Palaszewski
Full career not yet synced for Bart Palaszewski — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Diego Nunes
Full career not yet synced for Diego Nunes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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)
Bart Palaszewski
Distance 97.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 6.5%)
Diego Nunes
Distance 77.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bart Palaszewski
Head 75.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 7.8%)
Diego Nunes
Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.0% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Palaszewski L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Nunes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 317 | 29.0% | 40.9% | 183 / 467 | 39.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 24 / 49 | 49.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 244 | 20.1% | 37.2% | 109 / 370 | 29.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 80.7% | 84 / 126 | 66.7% | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Palaszewski L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Nunes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 83 / 229 | 36.2% | 39.2% | 140 / 484 | 28.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 76 / 110 | 69.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 51 / 76 | 67.1% | 69.4% | 74 / 86 | 86.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 243 | 35.4% | 35.9% | 147 / 485 | 30.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 67.9% | 49 / 71 | 69.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 81.5% | 94 / 124 | 75.8% | 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 — Nunes has more cage time on record.