Davey Grant vs. Martin Day

UFC 9-7-0 vs. 0-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0
UFC record
0-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
40
AgeΔ 3 yrs
37
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 62.6 mo
66
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Martin Day is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Martin Day carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Davey Grant outworks the Bantamweight division — 5.58 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Davey Grant

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Martin Day

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 05
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.06 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10635.58/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1793.79/min · norm 3.52
7694.04/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1954.13/min · norm 3.58
45.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
46.6%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.0%norm 56.6%
40.32/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.64/15 · norm 0.30

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

Davey Grant

Distance 92.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)

Martin Day

Distance 92.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Davey Grant

Head 63.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 22.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 8.4%)

Martin Day

Head 72.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 22.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Grant L/AAccBantamweight med Day L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 951 / 2169 43.8% 39.0% 157 / 354 44.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 63 / 98 64.3% 68.7% 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 49 / 70 70.0% 70.2% 18 / 25 72.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 429 / 1476 29.1% 34.9% 109 / 280 38.9% 34.9%
To the body 347 / 527 65.8% 66.8% 56 / 85 65.9% 66.8%
To the legs 287 / 334 85.9% 79.4% 14 / 19 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Grant L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Day L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 660 / 1534 43.0% 39.3% 144 / 333 43.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 54 / 74 73.0% 70.4% 8 / 14 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 55 / 94 58.5% 72.4% 43 / 59 72.9% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1272 35.9% 34.9% 130 / 321 40.5% 34.9%
To the body 183 / 281 65.1% 66.0% 34 / 50 68.0% 66.0%
To the legs 129 / 149 86.6% 79.1% 31 / 35 88.6% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1238.7% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 1.12
3065.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1365.0% def · norm 66.7%
22:5412.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
4:108.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
27:572:12 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
21:096:43 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.16/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.64/15 · norm 0.28

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