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Sam Adkins vs.
Keith Mielke

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

2-2-0 Sam Adkins Β· UFC
0-1-0 Keith Mielke Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

2-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
61
Age
β€”
6'3"
HeightΞ” 7"
5'8"
β€”
Reach
β€”
Orthodox
Stance
β€”
358.5
Layoff (months)Ξ” 7.1 mo
365.6
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Sam Adkins absorbs 4.48 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 1.68 Open Weight norm β€” hittable.
Sam Adkins's takedown defense leaks β€” 0% stopped, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Sam Adkins

Full career not yet synced for Sam Adkins β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Keith Mielke

Full career not yet synced for Keith Mielke β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

00.00/min Β· norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 1.46
134.48/min Β· norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
β€”β€”/min Β· norm 1.68
0.0%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
β€”norm 45.8%
27.8%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
β€”norm 49.0%
00.00/15 Β· norm 0.00
Knockdowns
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 0.00

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

Sam Adkins

Distance 100.0% (norm 50.2%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)

Keith Mielke

Distance 0.0% (norm 50.2%) Β· Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)

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

Sam Adkins

Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Keith Mielke

Head 0.0% (norm 81.2%) Β· Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) Β· Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Adkins L/AAccOpen Weight med Mielke L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 5 too few to rate 27.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 63.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 65.8% β€” / β€” too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 5 too few to rate 39.3% β€” / β€” too few to rate 39.3%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 90.5% β€” / β€” too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 53.5% β€” / β€” too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters Β· Open Weight: 11 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Adkins L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Mielke L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 3 too few to rate 37.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 66.7% β€” / β€” too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 13 / 15 too few to rate 67.1% β€” / β€” too few to rate 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 10 / 15 too few to rate 47.0% β€” / β€” too few to rate 47.0%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 87.9% β€” / β€” too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 61.2% β€” / β€” too few to rate 61.2%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0β€” acc Β· 0.00/15 Β· norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
β€”β€” acc Β· β€”/15 Β· norm 1.15
00.0% def Β· norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0β€” def Β· norm 66.7%
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 21.95%
Control time
β€”β€” of cage time Β· norm 21.95%
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 0:39
Time under control
β€”β€” per 15 Β· norm 0:39
00.00/15 Β· norm 1.34
Submission attempts
β€”β€”/15 Β· norm 1.34

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

Next move

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