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Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Otari Tanzilovi

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 4 yrs
28
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Malcolm Wellmaker carries real power — 1.24 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Otari Tanzilovi hunts takedowns — 4.64 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Otari Tanzilovi carries real power — 0.66 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Otari Tanzilovi

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1403.85/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
964.24/min · norm 3.52
1514.15/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
934.11/min · norm 3.58
48.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
61.5%norm 43.5%
49.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.6%norm 56.6%
31.24/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.66/15 · norm 0.29

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%)

Otari Tanzilovi

Distance 82.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.3% (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%)

Otari Tanzilovi

Head 76.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (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/AAccBantamweight med Tanzilovi L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 251 43.8% 39.2% 73 / 129 56.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 30 / 36 83.3% 69.0% 21 / 25 84.0% 69.0%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 164 32.9% 35.3% 64 / 120 53.3% 35.3%
To the body 70 / 98 71.4% 66.9% 21 / 24 too few to rate 66.9%
To the legs 16 / 26 61.5% 79.2% 11 / 12 too few to rate 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Tanzilovi L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 262 47.3% 39.4% 81 / 181 44.8% 39.4%
In the clinch 24 / 35 68.6% 70.6% 12 / 15 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 72.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 242 42.6% 34.9% 50 / 139 36.0% 34.9%
To the body 21 / 25 84.0% 66.1% 36 / 48 75.0% 66.1%
To the legs 27 / 33 81.8% 78.8% 7 / 9 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
753.8% acc · 4.64/15 · norm 1.12
844.4% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
6100.0% def · norm 65.7%
1:535.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
5:0522.4% of cage time · norm 17.8%
5:582:27 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
3:072:03 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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