Dennis Siver vs.
Matt Wiman
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Dennis Siver
Full career not yet synced for Dennis Siver — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Matt Wiman
Full career not yet synced for Matt Wiman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dennis Siver
Distance 90.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)
Matt Wiman
Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dennis Siver
Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.9%)
Matt Wiman
Head 80.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Siver L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Wiman L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 737 / 2423 | 30.4% | 37.9% | 247 / 612 | 40.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 126 | 36.5% | 67.3% | 139 / 207 | 67.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 86 / 129 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 171 / 293 | 58.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 494 / 2091 | 23.6% | 35.0% | 386 / 891 | 43.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 118 / 228 | 51.8% | 69.1% | 69 / 94 | 73.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 257 / 359 | 71.6% | 81.9% | 102 / 127 | 80.3% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Siver L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Wiman L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 472 / 1477 | 32.0% | 38.9% | 263 / 717 | 36.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 77 | 57.1% | 68.6% | 193 / 292 | 66.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 82 / 157 | 52.2% | 68.0% | 171 / 273 | 62.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 372 / 1335 | 27.9% | 35.1% | 457 / 1067 | 42.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 99 / 170 | 58.2% | 68.1% | 123 / 152 | 80.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 127 / 206 | 61.7% | 81.5% | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Siver has more cage time on record.