Sean Sharaf vs.
Steven Asplund
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.
Sean Sharaf
Full career not yet synced for Sean Sharaf — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Steven Asplund
Full career not yet synced for Steven Asplund — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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)
Sean Sharaf
Distance 89.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 9.3%)
Steven Asplund
Distance 97.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sean Sharaf
Head 86.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)
Steven Asplund
Head 92.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sharaf L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Asplund L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 242 | 45.5% | 40.1% | 224 / 439 | 51.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 235 | 37.9% | 38.9% | 202 / 416 | 48.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 76.8% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Sharaf L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Asplund L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 237 / 413 | 57.4% | 40.7% | 158 / 309 | 51.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 0 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 215 / 393 | 54.7% | 38.8% | 109 / 260 | 41.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 33 / 36 | 91.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Sharaf has more cage time on record.