David Heath vs. Tim Boetsch
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
David Heath
Full career not yet synced for David Heath — 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 +0.4 wins over .500
Tim Boetsch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
David Heath
Distance 86.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 10.6%)
Tim Boetsch
Distance 73.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 18.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Heath
Head 81.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 9.7%)
Tim Boetsch
Head 71.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Heath L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Boetsch L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 51 / 196 | 26.0% | 41.5% | 397 / 920 | 43.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 161 / 234 | 68.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 77 / 99 | 77.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 41 / 184 | 22.3% | 39.2% | 364 / 891 | 40.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 161 / 233 | 69.1% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 110 / 129 | 85.3% | 83.3% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Heath L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Boetsch L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 114 / 285 | 40.0% | 40.6% | 331 / 1011 | 32.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 53 | 73.6% | 68.8% | 148 / 236 | 62.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 84 / 129 | 65.1% | 70.4% | 150 / 220 | 68.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 151 / 368 | 41.0% | 37.7% | 373 / 1137 | 32.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 53 / 60 | 88.3% | 72.9% | 159 / 208 | 76.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 83.1% | 97 / 122 | 79.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Boetsch has more cage time on record.