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Joshua Burkman vs. Drew Fickett

UFC 6-12-0 (1 NC) vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-12-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
46
AgeΔ 0 yrs
46
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
104
Layoff (months)Δ 130.5 mo
234.5
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Drew Fickett is a submission threat — 1.90 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Joshua Burkman hunts takedowns — 2.53 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Drew Fickett's takedown defense leaks — 30% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joshua Burkman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 612
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 225

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 47 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Drew Fickett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 3 — regional circuit 3420

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 32 finish wins over 63 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5432.69/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1552.45/min · norm 3.17
6323.13/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1412.23/min · norm 3.08
43.6%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 44.75%
51.9%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.9%norm 55.25%
20.15/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.38

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

Joshua Burkman

Distance 78.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 8.1%)

Drew Fickett

Distance 53.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 27.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Joshua Burkman

Head 69.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 8.0%)

Drew Fickett

Head 72.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Burkman L/AAccWelterweight med Fickett L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 364 / 977 37.3% 38.5% 57 / 199 28.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 125 / 193 64.8% 67.8% 50 / 73 68.5% 67.8%
On the ground 54 / 75 72.0% 67.0% 48 / 101 47.5% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 259 / 863 30.0% 36.4% 74 / 271 27.3% 36.4%
To the body 91 / 146 62.3% 70.7% 54 / 65 83.1% 70.7%
To the legs 193 / 236 81.8% 83.0% 27 / 37 73.0% 83.0%

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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Burkman L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Fickett L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 402 / 996 40.4% 39.1% 63 / 193 32.6% 39.1%
In the clinch 160 / 232 69.0% 68.9% 32 / 58 55.2% 68.9%
On the ground 70 / 87 80.5% 68.0% 46 / 84 54.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 396 / 1002 39.5% 35.6% 116 / 307 37.8% 35.6%
To the body 130 / 184 70.7% 69.6% 15 / 17 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 106 / 129 82.2% 82.2% 10 / 11 too few to rate 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3437.0% acc · 2.53/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
637.5% acc · 1.42/15 · norm 1.31
3772.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
730.4% def · norm 63.9%
51:0125.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
11:4618.6% of cage time · norm 18.5%
34:232:33 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
30:257:13 per 15 · norm 3:15
40.30/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
81.90/15 · norm 0.44

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