Sirwan Kakai vs.
Danny Martinez
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.
Sirwan Kakai
Full career not yet synced for Sirwan Kakai — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Danny Martinez
Full career not yet synced for Danny Martinez — 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 -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)
Sirwan Kakai
Distance 84.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)
Danny Martinez
Distance 84.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sirwan Kakai
Head 85.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Danny Martinez
Head 83.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kakai L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Martinez L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 218 | 36.2% | 39.0% | 143 / 515 | 27.8% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 38 | 65.8% | 68.7% | 38 / 73 | 52.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 221 | 34.8% | 34.9% | 127 / 505 | 25.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 61 / 98 | 62.2% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Kakai L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Martinez L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 287 | 31.4% | 39.3% | 159 / 503 | 31.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.4% | 49 / 75 | 65.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 291 | 28.5% | 34.9% | 170 / 521 | 32.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 47 / 67 | 70.1% | 66.0% | 38 / 60 | 63.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 20 / 21 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Martinez has more cage time on record.