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Brady Hiestand vs.
Batgerel Danaa

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-1-0 Brady Hiestand · UFC
3-4-0 Batgerel Danaa · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-1-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
27.3
AgeΔ 9.8 yrs
37.1
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
25.7
Layoff (months)Δ 13.8 mo
39.5
WWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Brady Hiestand hunts takedowns — 4.80 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Brady Hiestand is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Batgerel Danaa carries real power — 1.04 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight 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.

Brady Hiestand

Full career not yet synced for Brady Hiestand — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Batgerel Danaa

Full career not yet synced for Batgerel Danaa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1522.70/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3115.38/min · norm 3.52
2113.75/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2434.21/min · norm 3.58
50.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
36.5%norm 43.4%
51.2%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
47.4%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
41.04/15 · norm 0.30

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

Brady Hiestand

Distance 90.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)

Batgerel Danaa

Distance 89.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 6.5%)

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

Brady Hiestand

Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Batgerel Danaa

Head 85.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Hiestand L/AAccBantamweight med Danaa L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 269 47.2% 39.0% 259 / 763 33.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 14 / 18 too few to rate 68.7% 18 / 31 58.1% 68.7%
On the ground 11 / 12 too few to rate 70.2% 34 / 57 59.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 244 45.9% 34.9% 238 / 723 32.9% 34.9%
To the body 28 / 39 71.8% 66.8% 34 / 74 45.9% 66.8%
To the legs 12 / 16 too few to rate 79.4% 39 / 54 72.2% 79.4%

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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Hiestand L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Danaa L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 329 41.9% 39.3% 229 / 446 51.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 34 / 42 81.0% 70.4% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 39 / 61 63.9% 72.4% 11 / 12 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 380 44.7% 34.9% 171 / 367 46.6% 34.9%
To the body 25 / 34 73.5% 66.0% 23 / 37 62.2% 66.0%
To the legs 16 / 18 too few to rate 79.1% 49 / 58 84.5% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1846.2% acc · 4.80/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
250.0% acc · 0.52/15 · norm 1.12
342.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1062.5% def · norm 66.7%
26:3947.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
1:453.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
7:512:05 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
7:141:52 per 15 · norm 2:24
41.07/15 · 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 — Danaa has more cage time on record.

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