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Dave Herman vs.
Jon Olav Einemo

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

1-4-0 Dave Herman · UFC
0-2-0 Jon Olav Einemo · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-4-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
41.8
AgeΔ 8.9 yrs
50.7
6'4"
HeightΔ 2"
6'6"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
157
Layoff (months)Δ 17.2 mo
174.2
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Dave Herman carries real power — 0.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Dave Herman hunts takedowns — 1.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Jon Olav Einemo's takedown defense leaks — 36% 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.

Dave Herman

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Jon Olav Einemo

Full career not yet synced for Jon Olav Einemo — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1254.49/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
652.79/min · norm 3.36
1063.81/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
763.26/min · norm 3.19
58.7%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
57.5%norm 47.8%
48.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
42.9%norm 52.5%
10.54/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Dave Herman

Distance 76.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 9.3%)

Jon Olav Einemo

Distance 69.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 24.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)

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

Dave Herman

Head 58.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 21.6% (norm 7.6%)

Jon Olav Einemo

Head 81.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Herman L/AAccHeavyweight med Einemo L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 95 / 162 58.6% 40.1% 40 / 79 50.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 14 / 25 56.0% 70.6% 23 / 28 82.1% 70.6%
On the ground 16 / 26 61.5% 70.2% 2 / 6 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 52 / 125 41.6% 38.9% 46 / 92 50.0% 38.9%
To the body 34 / 42 81.0% 76.8% 13 / 15 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 39 / 46 84.8% 87.8% 6 / 6 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 Herman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Einemo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 82 / 169 48.5% 40.7% 39 / 77 50.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 11 / 17 too few to rate 70.6% 13 / 23 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 13 / 21 too few to rate 72.0% 24 / 33 72.7% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 175 44.0% 38.8% 49 / 101 48.5% 38.8%
To the body 10 / 12 too few to rate 75.1% 16 / 18 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 19 / 20 too few to rate 84.4% 11 / 14 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

3100.0% acc · 1.62/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 0.95
562.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
436.4% def · norm 64.3%
1:536.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:578.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
6:593:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
11:327:25 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 — Herman has more cage time on record.

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