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Steve Cantwell vs. Razak Al-Hassan

UFC 1-5-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 5 yrs
44
6'2"
HeightΔ 0"
6'2"
75"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
175.8
Layoff (months)Δ 28 mo
203.8
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Steve Cantwell is a submission threat — 0.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Steve Cantwell absorbs 6.22 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Razak Al-Hassan is wasteful with head shots — only 19% land, vs a 39% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Steve Cantwell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 15
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Razak Al-Hassan

Full career not yet synced for Razak Al-Hassan — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2503.16/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
442.31/min · norm 3.48
4926.22/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
402.10/min · norm 3.37
31.7%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
32.6%norm 48.45%
53.6%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
68.5%norm 52.75%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Steve Cantwell

Distance 93.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.6%)

Razak Al-Hassan

Distance 85.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Steve Cantwell

Head 75.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 9.7%)

Razak Al-Hassan

Head 71.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Cantwell L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Al-Hassan L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 734 28.6% 41.5% 38 / 116 32.8% 41.5%
In the clinch 29 / 42 69.0% 70.8% 6 / 18 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 11 / 13 too few to rate 72.9% 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 118 / 593 19.9% 39.2% 18 / 96 18.8% 39.2%
To the body 92 / 142 64.8% 72.0% 9 / 16 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 40 / 54 74.1% 82.1% 17 / 23 too few to rate 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Cantwell L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Al-Hassan L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 432 / 954 45.3% 40.6% 29 / 107 27.1% 40.6%
In the clinch 45 / 84 53.6% 68.8% 6 / 11 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 15 / 23 too few to rate 70.4% 5 / 9 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 332 / 864 38.4% 37.7% 17 / 91 18.7% 37.7%
To the body 84 / 108 77.8% 72.9% 10 / 15 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 76 / 89 85.4% 83.1% 13 / 21 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
330.0% acc · 0.57/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
120.0% acc · 0.79/15 · norm 0.87
2080.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
457.1% def · norm 66.7%
3:073.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
4:0621.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
9:171:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
6:475:20 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.57/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cantwell has more cage time on record.