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Makwan Amirkhani vs.
Masio Fullen

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

7-7-0 Makwan Amirkhani · UFC
1-2-0 Masio Fullen · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-7-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
37.7
AgeΔ 2.1 yrs
39.8
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
40.6
Layoff (months)Δ 85.6 mo
126.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
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.

Makwan Amirkhani hunts takedowns — 3.96 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Makwan Amirkhani is a submission threat — 1.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Masio Fullen rarely shoots — 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight 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.

Makwan Amirkhani

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

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Masio Fullen

Full career not yet synced for Masio Fullen — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1711.33/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
782.46/min · norm 3.54
3842.98/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1113.50/min · norm 3.47
44.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
32.1%norm 45.0%
46.1%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
54.3%norm 54.85%
10.12/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Makwan Amirkhani

Distance 77.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 6.5%)

Masio Fullen

Distance 82.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Makwan Amirkhani

Head 89.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 7.8%)

Masio Fullen

Head 83.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Amirkhani L/AAccFeatherweight med Fullen L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 298 36.9% 40.9% 59 / 201 29.4% 40.9%
In the clinch 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.8% 17 / 38 44.7% 70.8%
On the ground 57 / 83 68.7% 69.2% 2 / 4 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 348 42.2% 37.2% 49 / 203 24.1% 37.2%
To the body 17 / 31 54.8% 68.2% 19 / 28 67.9% 68.2%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 80.7% 10 / 12 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Amirkhani L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Fullen L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 205 / 490 41.8% 39.2% 84 / 197 42.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 57 / 67 85.1% 70.3% 25 / 44 56.8% 70.3%
On the ground 122 / 155 78.7% 69.4% 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 234 / 500 46.8% 35.9% 61 / 165 37.0% 35.9%
To the body 101 / 139 72.7% 67.9% 28 / 46 60.9% 67.9%
To the legs 49 / 73 67.1% 81.5% 22 / 32 68.8% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

3443.0% acc · 3.96/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.19
535.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
969.2% def · norm 61.5%
44:3734.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
1:445.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
29:333:26 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
6:213:00 per 15 · norm 3:12
91.05/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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