Scott Askham vs.
Chris Dempsey
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.
Scott Askham
Full career not yet synced for Scott Askham — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Chris Dempsey
Full career not yet synced for Chris Dempsey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Scott Askham
Distance 82.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 10.3%)
Chris Dempsey
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Scott Askham
Head 67.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)
Chris Dempsey
Head 91.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Askham L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Dempsey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 148 / 366 | 40.4% | 40.5% | 33 / 131 | 25.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 70.3% | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 299 | 32.8% | 38.9% | 40 / 143 | 28.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 60 / 91 | 65.9% | 71.7% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 47 / 54 | 87.0% | 83.3% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Askham L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Dempsey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 382 | 40.3% | 39.5% | 55 / 174 | 31.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 85 | 72.9% | 70.9% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 69.0% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 349 | 36.1% | 37.9% | 55 / 177 | 31.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 71.3% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 63 / 82 | 76.8% | 82.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Askham has more cage time on record.