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.
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.
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
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)
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/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Amirkhani L/A | Acc | Featherweight 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Amirkhani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight 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% |
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 — Amirkhani has more cage time on record.