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Chase Sherman vs.
Damian Grabowski

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

4-11-0 Chase Sherman · UFC
0-3-0 Damian Grabowski · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-11-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
36.7
AgeΔ 9.5 yrs
46.2
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
78"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
38.8
Layoff (months)Δ 69.7 mo
108.5
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL
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.

Damian Grabowski absorbs 7.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Chase Sherman absorbs 6.65 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Damian Grabowski's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight 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.

Chase Sherman

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

In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Damian Grabowski

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

In the UFC: 0-1 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

9696.04/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
704.00/min · norm 3.36
10666.65/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1347.65/min · norm 3.19
45.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
36.1%norm 47.8%
52.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 52.5%
30.28/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Chase Sherman

Distance 94.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 9.3%)

Damian Grabowski

Distance 90.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Chase Sherman

Head 74.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)

Damian Grabowski

Head 79.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sherman L/AAccHeavyweight med Grabowski L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 882 / 2010 43.9% 40.1% 58 / 176 33.0% 40.1%
In the clinch 67 / 92 72.8% 70.6% 11 / 16 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 20 / 29 69.0% 70.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 531 / 1594 33.3% 38.9% 42 / 155 27.1% 38.9%
To the body 199 / 262 76.0% 76.8% 15 / 19 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 239 / 275 86.9% 87.8% 13 / 20 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Sherman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Grabowski L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 941 / 2069 45.5% 40.7% 101 / 221 45.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 74 / 102 72.5% 70.6% 20 / 27 74.1% 70.6%
On the ground 51 / 66 77.3% 72.0% 13 / 26 50.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 823 / 1918 42.9% 38.8% 82 / 212 38.7% 38.8%
To the body 145 / 200 72.5% 75.1% 23 / 28 82.1% 75.1%
To the legs 98 / 119 82.4% 84.4% 29 / 34 85.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

150.0% acc · 0.09/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
2374.2% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
6:083.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:010.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
13:041:13 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
2:131:53 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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