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Hakeem Dawodu vs.
Michael Trizano

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
4-3-0 Michael Trizano · 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
4-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
35
AgeΔ 1 yrs
34
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 9 mo
44.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
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.

Hakeem Dawodu rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Michael Trizano carries real power — 0.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Michael Trizano rarely shoots — 0.36 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

Michael Trizano

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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
3023.63/min · norm 3.54
4543.37/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3664.40/min · norm 3.47
50.9%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
53.5%norm 45.0%
56.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 54.85%
10.11/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.54/15 · 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%)

Michael Trizano

Distance 87.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.8% (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%)

Michael Trizano

Head 68.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.8% (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 Trizano L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 615 / 1294 47.5% 40.9% 248 / 496 50.0% 40.9%
In the clinch 114 / 144 79.2% 70.8% 33 / 41 80.5% 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.2% 21 / 27 77.8% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 338 / 913 37.0% 37.2% 159 / 384 41.4% 37.2%
To the body 215 / 307 70.0% 68.2% 74 / 108 68.5% 68.2%
To the legs 181 / 223 81.2% 80.7% 69 / 72 95.8% 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 Trizano L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 351 / 901 39.0% 39.2% 308 / 660 46.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 75 / 113 66.4% 70.3% 35 / 44 79.5% 70.3%
On the ground 28 / 31 90.3% 69.4% 23 / 37 62.2% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 301 / 839 35.9% 35.9% 158 / 477 33.1% 35.9%
To the body 110 / 142 77.5% 67.9% 118 / 162 72.8% 67.9%
To the legs 43 / 64 67.2% 81.5% 90 / 102 88.2% 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
266.7% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.19
3265.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2472.7% def · norm 61.5%
13:119.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
10:5813.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
20:212:15 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
22:063:59 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
30.54/15 · 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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