Sheldon Westcott vs.
Pawel Pawlak
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.
Sheldon Westcott
Full career not yet synced for Sheldon Westcott — 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 -1.3 wins over .500
Pawel Pawlak
Full career not yet synced for Pawel Pawlak — 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 -1.3 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)
Sheldon Westcott
Distance 27.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 47.1% (norm 8.1%)
Pawel Pawlak
Distance 83.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sheldon Westcott
Head 80.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Pawel Pawlak
Head 75.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Westcott L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Pawlak L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 43 | 23.3% | 38.6% | 49 / 185 | 26.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 39 | 51.3% | 67.8% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 33 / 73 | 45.2% | 67.2% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 124 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 36 / 167 | 21.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 70.7% | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Westcott L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pawlak L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 73 | 41.1% | 39.0% | 64 / 161 | 39.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 68.9% | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 68.0% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 125 | 58.4% | 35.6% | 52 / 153 | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 69.6% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 17 / 18 | 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 — Westcott has more cage time on record.