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David Zawada vs.
Danny Roberts

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 David Zawada · UFC
7-7-0 Danny Roberts · 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
7-7-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
36
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
59
Layoff (months)Δ 22.5 mo
36.5
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

David Zawada is a submission threat — 1.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Danny Roberts rarely shoots — 0.24 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
David Zawada absorbs 4.54 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.
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 Zawada

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

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Danny Roberts

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2383.84/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4053.18/min · norm 3.17
2814.54/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
4743.72/min · norm 3.06
41.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
39.6%norm 44.9%
55.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.0%norm 55.25%
10.24/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.35/15 · norm 0.38

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

David Zawada

Distance 86.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)

Danny Roberts

Distance 80.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

David Zawada

Head 78.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)

Danny Roberts

Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zawada L/AAccWelterweight med Roberts L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 498 38.2% 38.6% 262 / 823 31.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 42 / 72 58.3% 67.8% 82 / 118 69.5% 67.8%
On the ground 6 / 8 too few to rate 67.2% 61 / 83 73.5% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 455 29.9% 37.2% 233 / 800 29.1% 37.2%
To the body 77 / 95 81.1% 70.7% 106 / 146 72.6% 70.7%
To the legs 25 / 28 89.3% 82.9% 66 / 78 84.6% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Zawada L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Roberts L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 544 40.3% 39.0% 315 / 731 43.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 22 / 36 61.1% 68.9% 105 / 159 66.0% 68.9%
On the ground 40 / 52 76.9% 68.0% 54 / 77 70.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 211 / 545 38.7% 35.6% 336 / 774 43.4% 35.6%
To the body 37 / 44 84.1% 69.6% 92 / 137 67.2% 69.6%
To the legs 33 / 43 76.7% 82.1% 46 / 56 82.1% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

433.3% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
29.5% acc · 0.24/15 · norm 1.27
857.1% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2357.5% def · norm 63.9%
6:1510.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
19:1015.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
17:274:13 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
34:184:02 per 15 · norm 3:15
71.69/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.45

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

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