Amir Sadollah vs. Brad Blackburn
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Amir Sadollah
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Brad Blackburn
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Amir Sadollah
Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 8.1%)
Brad Blackburn
Distance 91.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Amir Sadollah
Head 65.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Blackburn
Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sadollah L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Blackburn L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 420 / 1019 | 41.2% | 38.6% | 255 / 757 | 33.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 149 / 232 | 64.2% | 67.8% | 16 / 35 | 45.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 52 / 85 | 61.2% | 67.2% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 286 / 874 | 32.7% | 37.2% | 181 / 655 | 27.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 162 / 257 | 63.0% | 70.7% | 44 / 82 | 53.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 173 / 205 | 84.4% | 82.9% | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 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 Sadollah L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Blackburn L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 900 | 33.7% | 39.0% | 193 / 605 | 31.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 153 | 58.2% | 68.9% | 17 / 35 | 48.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 77 / 140 | 55.0% | 68.0% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 361 / 1033 | 34.9% | 35.6% | 135 / 554 | 24.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 64 / 111 | 57.7% | 69.6% | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 44 / 49 | 89.8% | 82.1% | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sadollah has more cage time on record.