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Marcelo Golm vs.
Arjan Bhullar

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

1-3-0 Marcelo Golm · UFC
3-1-0 Arjan Bhullar · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
3-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
33.9
AgeΔ 6.3 yrs
40.2
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
87.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0.4 mo
87.1
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLW
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.

Marcelo Golm is a submission threat — 0.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Arjan Bhullar owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Arjan Bhullar hunts takedowns — 1.73 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight 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.

Marcelo Golm

Full career not yet synced for Marcelo Golm — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Arjan Bhullar

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1424.27/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1212.33/min · norm 3.36
1434.30/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1693.25/min · norm 3.19
58.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
56.5%norm 47.8%
45.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.29/15 · norm 0.28

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

Marcelo Golm

Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 26.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 9.3%)

Arjan Bhullar

Distance 64.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 22.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 9.3%)

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

Marcelo Golm

Head 77.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.6%)

Arjan Bhullar

Head 91.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Golm L/AAccHeavyweight med Bhullar L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 72 / 156 46.2% 40.1% 63 / 137 46.0% 40.1%
In the clinch 50 / 64 78.1% 70.6% 37 / 48 77.1% 70.6%
On the ground 20 / 23 too few to rate 70.2% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 93 / 188 49.5% 38.9% 104 / 195 53.3% 38.9%
To the body 24 / 29 82.8% 76.8% 13 / 14 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 25 / 26 96.2% 87.8% 4 / 5 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Golm L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Bhullar L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 164 39.0% 40.7% 120 / 348 34.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 70 / 89 78.7% 70.6% 46 / 60 76.7% 70.6%
On the ground 9 / 11 too few to rate 72.0% 3 / 5 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 211 47.4% 38.8% 93 / 324 28.7% 38.8%
To the body 30 / 37 81.1% 75.1% 44 / 56 78.6% 75.1%
To the legs 13 / 16 too few to rate 84.4% 32 / 33 97.0% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

150.0% acc · 0.45/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
675.0% acc · 1.73/15 · norm 0.95
787.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 64.3%
2:538.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
21:4141.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
12:485:46 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:530:32 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.45/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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