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Cesar Arzamendia vs.
Damien Brown

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

0-2-0 Cesar Arzamendia · UFC
2-4-0 Damien Brown · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
35
AgeΔ 6 yrs
41
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
120.2
Layoff (months)Δ 18.4 mo
101.8
LL
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.

Cesar Arzamendia hunts takedowns — 7.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Cesar Arzamendia is a submission threat — 2.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Damien Brown carries real power — 0.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight 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.

Cesar Arzamendia

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Damien Brown

Full career not yet synced for Damien Brown — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

335.37/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2423.66/min · norm 3.42
325.20/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3214.86/min · norm 3.37
45.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
38.6%norm 43.5%
56.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
50.1%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.45/15 · norm 0.25

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

Cesar Arzamendia

Distance 79.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.0%)

Damien Brown

Distance 91.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Cesar Arzamendia

Head 74.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 7.9%)

Damien Brown

Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Arzamendia L/AAccLightweight med Brown L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 24 / 58 41.4% 37.9% 208 / 574 36.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 9 / 13 too few to rate 67.3% 13 / 21 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 21 / 32 65.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 54 33.3% 35.0% 159 / 509 31.2% 35.0%
To the body 12 / 16 too few to rate 69.1% 38 / 65 58.5% 69.1%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 81.9% 45 / 53 84.9% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Arzamendia L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Brown L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 14 / 45 31.1% 38.9% 260 / 559 46.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 4 / 7 too few to rate 68.6% 31 / 37 83.8% 68.6%
On the ground 14 / 21 too few to rate 68.0% 30 / 47 63.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 29 / 67 43.3% 35.1% 251 / 543 46.2% 35.1%
To the body 2 / 4 too few to rate 68.1% 41 / 63 65.1% 68.1%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 81.5% 29 / 37 78.4% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

375.0% acc · 7.32/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.38
0— def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
753.8% def · norm 64.0%
1:1520.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:385.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
0:522:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
18:324:12 per 15 · norm 2:46
12.44/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.68/15 · norm 0.49

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

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