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Jon Olav Einemo vs.
Mike Russow

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

0-2-0 Jon Olav Einemo · UFC
4-2-0 Mike Russow · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
50
AgeΔ 1 yrs
49
6'6"
HeightΔ 5"
6'1"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
174.2
Layoff (months)Δ 11.9 mo
162.3
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Mike Russow hunts takedowns — 4.23 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Mike Russow is a submission threat — 0.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Jon Olav Einemo's takedown defense leaks — 36% stopped, vs a 64% 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.

Jon Olav Einemo

Full career not yet synced for Jon Olav Einemo — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Mike Russow

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

In the UFC: 3-1 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

652.79/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
981.53/min · norm 3.36
763.26/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1933.02/min · norm 3.19
57.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 47.8%
42.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.2%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.23/15 · norm 0.28

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

Jon Olav Einemo

Distance 69.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 24.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)

Mike Russow

Distance 69.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 9.3%)

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

Jon Olav Einemo

Head 81.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.6%)

Mike Russow

Head 93.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Einemo L/AAccHeavyweight med Russow L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 40 / 79 50.6% 40.1% 57 / 144 39.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 23 / 28 82.1% 70.6% 13 / 24 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 6 too few to rate 70.2% 28 / 40 70.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 46 / 92 50.0% 38.9% 87 / 195 44.6% 38.9%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 76.8% 11 / 13 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 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 Einemo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Russow L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 39 / 77 50.6% 40.7% 121 / 370 32.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 13 / 23 too few to rate 70.6% 35 / 53 66.0% 70.6%
On the ground 24 / 33 72.7% 72.0% 37 / 50 74.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 49 / 101 48.5% 38.8% 157 / 427 36.8% 38.8%
To the body 16 / 18 too few to rate 75.1% 23 / 31 74.2% 75.1%
To the legs 11 / 14 too few to rate 84.4% 13 / 15 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.

125.0% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1842.9% acc · 4.23/15 · norm 0.95
436.4% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
1:578.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
29:2746.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
11:327:25 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
2:520:40 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.47/15 · norm 0.16

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

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