Sam Patterson vs.
Yanal Ashmouz
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Sam Patterson
Full career not yet synced for Sam Patterson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Yanal Ashmouz
Full career not yet synced for Yanal Ashmouz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sam Patterson
Distance 95.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 8.1%)
Yanal Ashmouz
Distance 74.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Patterson
Head 86.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)
Yanal Ashmouz
Head 75.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Patterson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Ashmouz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 125 / 305 | 41.0% | 38.6% | 77 / 195 | 39.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 111 / 277 | 40.1% | 37.2% | 86 / 198 | 43.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 15 / 29 | 51.7% | 70.7% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Patterson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Ashmouz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 238 | 36.1% | 39.0% | 183 / 388 | 47.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 197 | 33.0% | 35.6% | 138 / 341 | 40.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 10 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 37 | 64.9% | 82.1% | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Patterson has more cage time on record.