Ian Freeman vs.
Vernon White
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.
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
Vernon White
Full career not yet synced for Vernon White — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 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)
Ian Freeman
Distance 26.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 21.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 52.0% (norm 9.3%)
Vernon White
Distance 41.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 31.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 27.7% (norm 10.4%)
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%)
Vernon White
Head 69.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Freeman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | White L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 11 / 52 | 21.2% | 40.1% | 19 / 49 | 38.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 70.6% | 21 / 37 | 56.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 60 / 102 | 58.8% | 70.2% | 18 / 33 | 54.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 180 | 47.8% | 38.9% | 31 / 83 | 37.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 · Light 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs White L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 28 / 65 | 43.1% | 40.7% | 14 / 47 | 29.8% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 44 | 72.7% | 70.6% | 13 / 29 | 44.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 72.0% | 22 / 46 | 47.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 88 | 44.3% | 38.8% | 43 / 115 | 37.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 75.1% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 84.4% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Freeman has more cage time on record.