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David Martinez vs.
Saimon Oliveira

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

3-0-0 David Martinez · UFC
0-4-0 Saimon Oliveira · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-0-0
UFC record
0-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
28
AgeΔ 7.3 yrs
35.3
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
67"
ReachΔ 5"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.2
Layoff (months)Δ 4.6 mo
9.8
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLL
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.

Saimon Oliveira is a submission threat — 1.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Saimon Oliveira rarely shoots — 0.42 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
David Martinez carries real power — 0.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight 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.

David Martinez

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

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Saimon Oliveira

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

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1604.62/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
862.40/min · norm 3.52
982.83/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1504.18/min · norm 3.58
45.6%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
43.2%norm 43.4%
70.0%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
41.6%norm 56.6%
10.43/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

David Martinez

Distance 93.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)

Saimon Oliveira

Distance 82.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

David Martinez

Head 78.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 8.4%)

Saimon Oliveira

Head 69.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Martinez L/AAccBantamweight med Oliveira L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 328 43.6% 39.0% 62 / 165 37.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 6 / 7 too few to rate 68.7% 13 / 20 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 11 / 16 too few to rate 70.2% 11 / 14 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 102 / 275 37.1% 34.9% 45 / 138 32.6% 34.9%
To the body 27 / 38 71.1% 66.8% 18 / 31 58.1% 66.8%
To the legs 31 / 38 81.6% 79.4% 23 / 30 76.7% 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 Martinez L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Oliveira L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 323 30.0% 39.3% 80 / 146 54.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 31 / 39 79.5% 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.4% 39 / 72 54.2% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 69 / 268 25.7% 34.9% 101 / 199 50.8% 34.9%
To the body 21 / 42 50.0% 66.0% 35 / 43 81.4% 66.0%
To the legs 8 / 17 too few to rate 79.1% 14 / 15 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

228.6% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 0.42/15 · norm 1.12
5100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
733.3% def · norm 66.7%
2:588.6% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
4:1511.9% of cage time · norm 17.4%
1:030:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
19:168:03 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
41.67/15 · norm 0.28

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

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