Cameron Saaiman vs.
Payton Talbott
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.
Cameron Saaiman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Payton Talbott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.85 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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)
Cameron Saaiman
Distance 78.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 15.9% (norm 6.5%)
Payton Talbott
Distance 74.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cameron Saaiman
Head 71.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Payton Talbott
Head 81.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saaiman L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Talbott L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 212 / 484 | 43.8% | 39.0% | 234 / 457 | 51.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 68.7% | 43 / 51 | 84.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 66 / 98 | 67.3% | 70.2% | 85 / 106 | 80.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 171 / 443 | 38.6% | 34.9% | 262 / 498 | 52.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 61 / 87 | 70.1% | 66.8% | 71 / 85 | 83.5% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 69 / 88 | 78.4% | 79.4% | 29 / 31 | 93.5% | 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 Saaiman L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Talbott L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 408 | 46.3% | 39.3% | 126 / 260 | 48.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.4% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 72.4% | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 400 | 42.0% | 34.9% | 126 / 264 | 47.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 66.0% | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 79.1% |
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 — Saaiman has more cage time on record.