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Ian Freeman vs.
Nate Schroeder

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

3-2-1 Ian Freeman · UFC
0-1-0 Nate Schroeder · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-2-1
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
59.7
Age
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
278
Layoff (months)Δ 35.8 mo
313.8
DLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
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.

Ian Freeman is a submission threat — 0.65 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Nate Schroeder owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Nate Schroeder hunts takedowns — 2.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight 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.

Ian Freeman

Full career not yet synced for Ian Freeman — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Nate Schroeder

Full career not yet synced for Nate Schroeder — 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 -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

992.14/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
91.25/min · norm 3.36
992.14/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
162.22/min · norm 3.19
50.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 47.8%
40.0%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
38.5%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Ian Freeman

Distance 26.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 21.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 52.0% (norm 9.3%)

Nate Schroeder

Distance 61.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Ian Freeman

Head 91.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.6%)

Nate Schroeder

Head 11.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 72.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Freeman L/AAccHeavyweight med Schroeder L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 11 / 52 21.2% 40.1% 4 / 11 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 28 / 42 66.7% 70.6% 5 / 5 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 60 / 102 58.8% 70.2% 0 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 180 47.8% 38.9% 0 / 2 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 9 / 12 too few to rate 76.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 87.8% 6 / 13 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Freeman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Schroeder L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 28 / 65 43.1% 40.7% 1 / 7 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 32 / 44 72.7% 70.6% 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 56 69.6% 72.0% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 39 / 88 44.3% 38.8% 13 / 21 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 33 / 41 80.5% 75.1% 3 / 5 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 27 / 36 75.0% 84.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

350.0% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
116.7% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 0.95
2281.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
17:1937.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
3:3048.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
17:185:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:443:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
20.65/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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