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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.

1-3-0 Bart Palaszewski · UFC
3-3-0 Diego Nunes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-3-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
43.2
AgeΔ 0.5 yrs
43.7
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
159.8
Layoff (months)Δ 2.7 mo
162.5
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL
The read

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.

Bart Palaszewski is a submission threat — 1.21 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Bart Palaszewski rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Diego Nunes carries real power — 0.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

982.64/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2662.96/min · norm 3.54
1393.74/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2903.22/min · norm 3.47
30.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.3%norm 45.0%
55.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 54.85%
10.40/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.50/15 · norm 0.29

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/AAccFeatherweight med Nunes L/AAccFeatherweight 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/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Nunes L/AOpp accFeatherweight 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%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
555.6% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.19
650.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
4971.0% def · norm 61.5%
0:271.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
11:1512.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
14:576:02 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
26:144:22 per 15 · norm 3:12
31.21/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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