Mike Wilkinson vs. Niklas Backstrom
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Wilkinson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Niklas Backstrom
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Wilkinson
Distance 80.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 6.5%)
Niklas Backstrom
Distance 76.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Wilkinson
Head 80.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.8%)
Niklas Backstrom
Head 65.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wilkinson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Backstrom L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 162 | 30.9% | 40.9% | 15 / 42 | 35.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 69.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 162 | 30.2% | 37.2% | 12 / 36 | 33.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 80.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Wilkinson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Backstrom L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 130 | 60.8% | 39.2% | 24 / 56 | 42.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.4% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 143 | 55.2% | 35.9% | 57 / 102 | 55.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 81.5% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wilkinson has more cage time on record.