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Nate Landwehr vs. Cub Swanson

UFC 5-7-0 vs. 16-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-7-0
UFC record
16-10-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
38
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 6.2 mo
6.3
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cub Swanson carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Nate Landwehr absorbs 6.18 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.50 Featherweight norm — hittable.
Nate Landwehr is a submission threat — 0.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nate Landwehr

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 132

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Cub Swanson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1610
Tier 3 — regional circuit 154

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5845.38/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
16455.30/min · norm 3.52
6716.18/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
13804.44/min · norm 3.50
45.1%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
52.6%norm 44.7%
50.5%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
58.5%norm 54.8%
10.14/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
120.58/15 · norm 0.29

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

Nate Landwehr

Distance 84.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 6.5%)

Cub Swanson

Distance 88.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 6.5%)

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

Nate Landwehr

Head 81.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)

Cub Swanson

Head 72.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Landwehr L/AAccFeatherweight med Swanson L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 448 / 1100 40.7% 40.5% 1363 / 2764 49.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 111 / 154 72.1% 70.5% 160 / 199 80.4% 70.5%
On the ground 25 / 41 61.0% 69.3% 122 / 166 73.5% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 427 / 1050 40.7% 37.1% 992 / 2281 43.5% 37.1%
To the body 81 / 143 56.6% 68.0% 323 / 432 74.8% 68.0%
To the legs 76 / 102 74.5% 80.3% 330 / 416 79.3% 80.3%

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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Landwehr L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Swanson L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 587 / 1227 47.8% 39.3% 1129 / 2932 38.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 41 / 63 65.1% 70.3% 127 / 193 65.8% 70.3%
On the ground 43 / 66 65.2% 69.4% 124 / 204 60.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 474 / 1096 43.2% 35.9% 885 / 2628 33.7% 35.9%
To the body 131 / 182 72.0% 68.0% 247 / 370 66.8% 68.0%
To the legs 66 / 78 84.6% 81.5% 248 / 331 74.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
541.7% acc · 0.69/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
1451.9% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.17
2369.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
8272.6% def · norm 61.5%
11:5210.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
22:527.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
14:201:58 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
58:402:50 per 15 · norm 3:11
50.69/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
20.10/15 · norm 0.45

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