Martin Svensson vs.
David Teymur
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Martin Svensson
Full career not yet synced for Martin Svensson — 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
David Teymur
Full career not yet synced for David Teymur — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Martin Svensson
Distance 94.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 8.0%)
David Teymur
Distance 93.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Martin Svensson
Head 64.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 7.9%)
David Teymur
Head 67.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Svensson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Teymur L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 12 / 32 | 37.5% | 37.9% | 270 / 646 | 41.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 3 / 22 | too few to rate | 35.0% | 134 / 467 | 28.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 61 / 104 | 58.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 104 / 121 | 86.0% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Svensson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Teymur L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 57 | 59.6% | 38.9% | 200 / 461 | 43.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 23 / 42 | 54.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 15 / 34 | 44.1% | 35.1% | 116 / 360 | 32.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 65 / 91 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Teymur has more cage time on record.