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Hakeem Dawodu vs.
Danny Henry

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

6-4-0 Hakeem Dawodu · UFC
2-2-0 Danny Henry · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

6-4-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
35
AgeΔ 3 yrs
38
5'8"
HeightΔ 4"
6'0"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 37 mo
72.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWW
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.

Danny Henry carries real power — 1.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Danny Henry is a submission threat — 2.23 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Hakeem Dawodu rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight 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.

Hakeem Dawodu

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

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Danny Henry

Full career not yet synced for Danny Henry — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7345.45/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1055.20/min · norm 3.54
4543.37/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
844.16/min · norm 3.47
50.9%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
52.0%norm 45.0%
56.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
45.8%norm 54.85%
10.11/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
21.49/15 · norm 0.29

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

Hakeem Dawodu

Distance 89.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.5%)

Danny Henry

Distance 71.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Hakeem Dawodu

Head 63.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 21.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 7.8%)

Danny Henry

Head 76.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dawodu L/AAccFeatherweight med Henry L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 615 / 1294 47.5% 40.9% 61 / 145 42.1% 40.9%
In the clinch 114 / 144 79.2% 70.8% 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.2% 38 / 49 77.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 338 / 913 37.0% 37.2% 74 / 154 48.1% 37.2%
To the body 215 / 307 70.0% 68.2% 22 / 38 57.9% 68.2%
To the legs 181 / 223 81.2% 80.7% 9 / 10 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Dawodu L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Henry L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 351 / 901 39.0% 39.2% 59 / 119 49.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 75 / 113 66.4% 70.3% 12 / 18 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 28 / 31 90.3% 69.4% 13 / 18 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 301 / 839 35.9% 35.9% 53 / 119 44.5% 35.9%
To the body 110 / 142 77.5% 67.9% 12 / 12 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 43 / 64 67.2% 81.5% 19 / 24 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 0.74/15 · norm 1.19
3265.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 61.5%
13:119.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
6:0630.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
20:212:15 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
3:472:48 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
32.23/15 · norm 0.46

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

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