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Danny Henry vs.
Makwan Amirkhani

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

2-2-0 Danny Henry · UFC
7-7-0 Makwan Amirkhani · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
7-7-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
72.8
Layoff (months)Δ 32.2 mo
40.6
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
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.

Danny Henry carries real power — 1.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Danny Henry is a submission threat — 2.23 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Makwan Amirkhani hunts takedowns — 3.96 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight 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.

Danny Henry

Full career not yet synced for Danny Henry — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Makwan Amirkhani

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

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1055.20/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1711.33/min · norm 3.54
844.16/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3842.98/min · norm 3.47
52.0%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 45.0%
45.8%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
46.1%norm 54.85%
21.49/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.29

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

Danny Henry

Distance 71.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 6.5%)

Makwan Amirkhani

Distance 77.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Danny Henry

Head 76.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.8%)

Makwan Amirkhani

Head 89.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Henry L/AAccFeatherweight med Amirkhani L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 61 / 145 42.1% 40.9% 110 / 298 36.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.8% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 38 / 49 77.6% 69.2% 57 / 83 68.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 74 / 154 48.1% 37.2% 147 / 348 42.2% 37.2%
To the body 22 / 38 57.9% 68.2% 17 / 31 54.8% 68.2%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 80.7% 7 / 8 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Henry L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Amirkhani L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 59 / 119 49.6% 39.2% 205 / 490 41.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 12 / 18 too few to rate 70.3% 57 / 67 85.1% 70.3%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.4% 122 / 155 78.7% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 53 / 119 44.5% 35.9% 234 / 500 46.8% 35.9%
To the body 12 / 12 too few to rate 67.9% 101 / 139 72.7% 67.9%
To the legs 19 / 24 too few to rate 81.5% 49 / 73 67.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.74/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
3443.0% acc · 3.96/15 · norm 1.19
250.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
535.7% def · norm 61.5%
6:0630.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
44:3734.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
3:472:48 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
29:333:26 per 15 · norm 3:12
32.23/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
91.05/15 · norm 0.46

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

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