Oluwale Bamgbose vs.
Daniel Sarafian
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.
Oluwale Bamgbose
Full career not yet synced for Oluwale Bamgbose — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Daniel Sarafian
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Sarafian — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Oluwale Bamgbose
Distance 75.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.3%)
Daniel Sarafian
Distance 96.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Oluwale Bamgbose
Head 66.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.6% (norm 8.4%)
Daniel Sarafian
Head 74.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bamgbose L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Sarafian L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 122 | 41.0% | 40.5% | 89 / 193 | 46.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 37 / 107 | 34.6% | 38.9% | 56 / 150 | 37.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 71.7% | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Bamgbose L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Sarafian L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 97 | 26.8% | 39.5% | 101 / 263 | 38.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 70.9% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 69.0% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 152 | 39.5% | 37.9% | 90 / 259 | 34.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 71.3% | 17 / 29 | 58.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 82.1% |
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 — Sarafian has more cage time on record.