Jacob Volkmann vs.
Martin Kampmann
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.
Jacob Volkmann
Full career not yet synced for Jacob Volkmann — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Martin Kampmann
Full career not yet synced for Martin Kampmann — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Jacob Volkmann
Distance 61.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.2% (norm 8.0%)
Martin Kampmann
Distance 74.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jacob Volkmann
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)
Martin Kampmann
Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Volkmann L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Kampmann L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 239 | 18.4% | 37.9% | 299 / 872 | 34.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 110 / 175 | 62.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 79 / 129 | 61.2% | 69.1% | 85 / 119 | 71.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 316 | 31.0% | 35.0% | 390 / 1030 | 37.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 69.1% | 87 / 113 | 77.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 16 / 42 | 38.1% | 81.9% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Volkmann L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Kampmann L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 238 | 31.9% | 38.9% | 372 / 1089 | 34.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 68.6% | 104 / 189 | 55.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 87 / 132 | 65.9% | 68.0% | 28 / 50 | 56.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 335 | 36.7% | 35.1% | 355 / 1122 | 31.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 68.1% | 96 / 134 | 71.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 33 / 37 | 89.2% | 81.5% | 53 / 72 | 73.6% | 82.1% |
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 — Kampmann has more cage time on record.