Niklas Backstrom vs.
Noad Lahat
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.
Niklas Backstrom
Full career not yet synced for Niklas Backstrom — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Noad Lahat
Full career not yet synced for Noad Lahat — 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 +0.2 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)
Niklas Backstrom
Distance 76.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 6.5%)
Noad Lahat
Distance 66.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 18.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 15.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Niklas Backstrom
Head 65.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.8%)
Noad Lahat
Head 78.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Backstrom L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Lahat L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 15 / 42 | 35.7% | 40.9% | 51 / 150 | 34.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 25 / 35 | 71.4% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 12 / 36 | 33.3% | 37.2% | 73 / 177 | 41.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 18 / 23 | 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 Backstrom L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Lahat L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 24 / 56 | 42.9% | 39.2% | 44 / 130 | 33.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 70.3% | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.4% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 102 | 55.9% | 35.9% | 40 / 129 | 31.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 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 — Lahat has more cage time on record.