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Ricardo Ramos vs. Aiemann Zahabi

UFC 8-7-0 vs. 8-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0
UFC record
8-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
31
AgeΔ 7 yrs
38
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
12.3
Layoff (months)Δ 8.1 mo
4.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ricardo Ramos is a submission threat — 0.98 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Ricardo Ramos hunts takedowns — 2.51 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Aiemann Zahabi rarely shoots — 0.12 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ricardo Ramos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Aiemann Zahabi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 82
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.62 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4002.91/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5824.47/min · norm 3.52
5463.97/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5354.11/min · norm 3.58
36.4%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 43.5%
54.8%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
68.2%norm 56.6%
30.33/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.35/15 · norm 0.29

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

Ricardo Ramos

Distance 92.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Distance 93.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 6.4%)

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

Ricardo Ramos

Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 7.9%)

Aiemann Zahabi

Head 78.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ramos L/AAccFeatherweight med Zahabi L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 342 / 1019 33.6% 40.5% 529 / 1131 46.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 33 / 42 78.6% 70.5% 21 / 32 65.6% 69.0%
On the ground 25 / 37 67.6% 69.3% 32 / 47 68.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 838 29.6% 37.1% 403 / 954 42.2% 35.3%
To the body 84 / 141 59.6% 68.0% 91 / 139 65.5% 66.9%
To the legs 68 / 119 57.1% 80.3% 88 / 117 75.2% 79.2%

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: 127 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Ramos L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Zahabi L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 468 / 1096 42.7% 39.3% 519 / 1658 31.3% 39.4%
In the clinch 36 / 49 73.5% 70.3% 9 / 18 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 63 66.7% 69.4% 7 / 7 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 332 / 920 36.1% 35.9% 333 / 1353 24.6% 34.9%
To the body 92 / 135 68.1% 68.0% 110 / 208 52.9% 66.1%
To the legs 122 / 153 79.7% 81.5% 92 / 122 75.4% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2357.5% acc · 2.51/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 0.12/15 · norm 1.12
1967.9% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2683.9% def · norm 65.7%
19:3414.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
5:334.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
16:331:48 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
3:100:21 per 15 · norm 2:24
90.98/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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