Joshua Burkman vs. Zak Ottow
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joshua Burkman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
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
Zak Ottow
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Zak Ottow
Distance 90.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.1% (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%)
Zak Ottow
Head 76.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.4% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ottow L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 364 / 977 | 37.3% | 38.5% | 174 / 501 | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 193 | 64.8% | 67.8% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 54 / 75 | 72.0% | 67.0% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 259 / 863 | 30.0% | 36.4% | 118 / 419 | 28.2% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 91 / 146 | 62.3% | 70.7% | 40 / 80 | 50.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 193 / 236 | 81.8% | 83.0% | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ottow L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 402 / 996 | 40.4% | 39.1% | 144 / 415 | 34.7% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 160 / 232 | 69.0% | 68.9% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 68.0% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 396 / 1002 | 39.5% | 35.6% | 123 / 384 | 32.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 130 / 184 | 70.7% | 69.6% | 33 / 57 | 57.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.2% | 55 / 69 | 79.7% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Burkman has more cage time on record.