Michael Aswell Jr. vs.
Bolaji Oki
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.
Michael Aswell Jr.
Full career not yet synced for Michael Aswell Jr. — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Bolaji Oki
Full career not yet synced for Bolaji Oki — 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 +0.2 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)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.5%)
Bolaji Oki
Distance 92.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Head 88.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 7.8%)
Bolaji Oki
Head 79.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jr. L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Oki L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 289 / 748 | 38.6% | 40.9% | 310 / 712 | 43.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 27 | 51.9% | 70.8% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 11 / 28 | 39.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 256 / 707 | 36.2% | 37.2% | 236 / 616 | 38.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 68.2% | 80 / 122 | 65.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Jr. L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Oki L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 320 / 677 | 47.3% | 39.2% | 238 / 661 | 36.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 195 / 511 | 38.2% | 35.9% | 219 / 633 | 34.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 102 / 134 | 76.1% | 67.9% | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 81.5% | 24 / 42 | 57.1% | 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 — Oki has more cage time on record.