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Piotr Hallmann vs.
Al Iaquinta

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Piotr Hallmann · UFC
9-6-0 Al Iaquinta · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
9-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38.9
AgeΔ 0.4 yrs
39.3
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
128.9
Layoff (months)Δ 71.9 mo
57
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

Al Iaquinta carries real power — 0.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Piotr Hallmann hunts takedowns — 2.55 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Al Iaquinta rarely shoots — 0.63 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Piotr Hallmann

Full career not yet synced for Piotr Hallmann — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Al Iaquinta

Full career not yet synced for Al Iaquinta — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2813.98/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
7744.06/min · norm 3.42
2243.17/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
8634.53/min · norm 3.37
46.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 43.5%
58.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.55/15 · norm 0.25

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

Piotr Hallmann

Distance 72.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 19.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 8.0%)

Al Iaquinta

Distance 95.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Piotr Hallmann

Head 66.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)

Al Iaquinta

Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Hallmann L/AAccLightweight med Iaquinta L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 172 / 442 38.9% 37.9% 715 / 1819 39.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 70 / 119 58.8% 67.3% 31 / 51 60.8% 67.3%
On the ground 39 / 50 78.0% 69.1% 28 / 39 71.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 150 / 408 36.8% 35.0% 521 / 1553 33.5% 35.0%
To the body 86 / 135 63.7% 69.1% 145 / 235 61.7% 69.1%
To the legs 45 / 68 66.2% 81.9% 108 / 121 89.3% 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Hallmann L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Iaquinta L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 174 / 455 38.2% 38.9% 740 / 2046 36.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 43 / 79 54.4% 68.6% 12 / 29 41.4% 68.6%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 68.0% 111 / 150 74.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 155 / 449 34.5% 35.1% 639 / 1928 33.1% 35.1%
To the body 45 / 70 64.3% 68.1% 106 / 161 65.8% 68.1%
To the legs 24 / 24 too few to rate 81.5% 118 / 136 86.8% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1244.4% acc · 2.55/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
818.6% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
2271.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
4074.1% def · norm 64.0%
18:1725.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
11:236.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
15:273:16 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
26:492:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.42/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.24/15 · norm 0.49

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

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