Brad Scott vs. Scott Askham

UFC 3-5-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-5-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
37
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
98.4
Layoff (months)Δ 14.2 mo
112.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Scott Askham carries real power — 0.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Brad Scott rarely shoots — 0.32 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Scott Askham rarely shoots — 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brad Scott

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Scott Askham

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 173

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3273.52/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2053.03/min · norm 3.25
4014.31/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2383.52/min · norm 3.20
41.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
46.2%norm 47.4%
57.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
52.1%norm 53.8%
20.32/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.89/15 · norm 0.32

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

Brad Scott

Distance 90.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 10.3%)

Scott Askham

Distance 82.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 10.3%)

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

Brad Scott

Head 74.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Scott Askham

Head 67.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Scott L/AAccMiddleweight med Askham L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 267 / 710 37.6% 40.5% 148 / 366 40.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 47 / 63 74.6% 70.3% 47 / 68 69.1% 70.3%
On the ground 13 / 14 too few to rate 69.1% 10 / 10 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 587 34.1% 38.9% 98 / 299 32.8% 38.9%
To the body 74 / 133 55.6% 71.7% 60 / 91 65.9% 71.7%
To the legs 53 / 67 79.1% 83.3% 47 / 54 87.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Scott L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Askham L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 303 / 800 37.9% 39.5% 154 / 382 40.3% 39.5%
In the clinch 47 / 65 72.3% 70.9% 62 / 85 72.9% 70.9%
On the ground 51 / 73 69.9% 69.0% 22 / 30 73.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 258 / 736 35.1% 37.9% 126 / 349 36.1% 37.9%
To the body 83 / 129 64.3% 71.3% 49 / 66 74.2% 71.3%
To the legs 60 / 73 82.2% 82.1% 63 / 82 76.8% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
215.4% acc · 0.32/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
218.2% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.42
2163.6% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1365.0% def · norm 63.1%
16:2017.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
7:5211.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
11:251:50 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
23:035:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
40.65/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.67/15 · norm 0.47

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