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Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

UFC 3-2-1 vs. 4-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-1
UFC record
4-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
29
AgeΔ 5 yrs
34
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
80"
ReachΔ 5"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
2.2
LLWDW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dustin Stoltzfus is a submission threat — 1.06 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Dustin Stoltzfus hunts takedowns — 2.12 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Mansur Abdul-Malik hunts takedowns — 1.96 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mansur Abdul-Malik

Full career not yet synced for Mansur Abdul-Malik — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Dustin Stoltzfus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1352.94/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
3833.39/min · norm 3.23
2014.37/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3713.28/min · norm 3.20
43.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
45.8%norm 47.4%
42.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.8%norm 53.8%
10.33/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.27/15 · norm 0.32

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

Mansur Abdul-Malik

Distance 63.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 10.0%)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Distance 84.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 10.0%)

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

Mansur Abdul-Malik

Head 82.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.4%)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Abdul-Malik L/AAccMiddleweight med Stoltzfus L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 66 / 195 33.8% 40.5% 288 / 703 41.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 25 / 40 62.5% 70.6% 51 / 72 70.8% 70.6%
On the ground 44 / 74 59.5% 69.4% 44 / 62 71.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 254 40.6% 38.8% 200 / 611 32.7% 38.8%
To the body 18 / 36 50.0% 71.6% 97 / 128 75.8% 71.6%
To the legs 14 / 19 too few to rate 83.3% 86 / 98 87.8% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Abdul-Malik L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Stoltzfus L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 285 53.0% 39.5% 304 / 614 49.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 34 / 46 73.9% 70.4% 40 / 52 76.9% 70.4%
On the ground 16 / 19 too few to rate 69.0% 27 / 45 60.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 106 / 226 46.9% 37.9% 260 / 571 45.5% 37.9%
To the body 38 / 61 62.3% 71.3% 69 / 89 77.5% 71.3%
To the legs 57 / 63 90.5% 82.1% 42 / 51 82.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
646.2% acc · 1.96/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1634.8% acc · 2.12/15 · norm 1.35
1482.4% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
746.7% def · norm 63.3%
5:3512.2% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
31:4428.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
7:062:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
18:382:28 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.33/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
81.06/15 · norm 0.45

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