Ramsey Nijem vs. Danny Downes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ramsey Nijem
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Danny Downes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ramsey Nijem
Distance 66.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 21.9% (norm 8.0%)
Danny Downes
Distance 83.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 16.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ramsey Nijem
Head 84.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 8.0%)
Danny Downes
Head 70.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nijem L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Downes L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 385 | 36.1% | 38.3% | 22 / 96 | 22.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 69 | 55.1% | 67.5% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 81 / 127 | 63.8% | 68.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 201 / 490 | 41.0% | 35.1% | 13 / 81 | 16.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 34 / 62 | 54.8% | 69.1% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 81.8% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Nijem L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Downes L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 283 | 28.3% | 38.8% | 51 / 90 | 56.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 68.6% | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 68.0% | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 305 | 33.4% | 35.2% | 89 / 138 | 64.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 22 / 42 | 52.4% | 68.2% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nijem has more cage time on record.