Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Cameron Saaiman
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Malcolm Wellmaker
Full career not yet synced for Malcolm Wellmaker — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Cameron Saaiman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Malcolm Wellmaker
Distance 87.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.4%)
Cameron Saaiman
Distance 78.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 15.9% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Malcolm Wellmaker
Head 56.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 34.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 8.4%)
Cameron Saaiman
Head 71.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wellmaker L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Saaiman L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 251 | 43.8% | 39.2% | 212 / 484 | 43.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 69.0% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 66 / 98 | 67.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 164 | 32.9% | 35.3% | 171 / 443 | 38.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 70 / 98 | 71.4% | 66.9% | 61 / 87 | 70.1% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 79.2% | 69 / 88 | 78.4% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Wellmaker L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Saaiman L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 262 | 47.3% | 39.4% | 189 / 408 | 46.3% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 70.6% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 242 | 42.6% | 34.9% | 168 / 400 | 42.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 66.1% | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 78.8% | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Saaiman has more cage time on record.