Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rashad Evans
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Sean Salmon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 19 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.56 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rashad Evans
Distance 73.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 10.6%)
Sean Salmon
Distance 55.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 27.6% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rashad Evans
Head 88.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 8.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 9.7%)
Sean Salmon
Head 93.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Evans L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Salmon L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 359 / 1208 | 29.7% | 41.5% | 2 / 16 | too few to rate | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 116 / 196 | 59.2% | 70.8% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 139 / 231 | 60.2% | 72.9% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 484 / 1446 | 33.5% | 39.2% | 10 / 27 | 37.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 87 / 136 | 64.0% | 72.0% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 43 / 53 | 81.1% | 82.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Evans L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Salmon L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 500 / 1641 | 30.5% | 40.6% | 6 / 28 | 21.4% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 188 / 309 | 60.8% | 68.8% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 70.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 444 / 1591 | 27.9% | 37.7% | 10 / 32 | 31.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 168 / 260 | 64.6% | 72.9% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 98 / 130 | 75.4% | 83.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Evans has more cage time on record.