Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara

UFC 6-5-0 vs. 6-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-0
UFC record
6-8-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45
AgeΔ 1 yrs
44
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
161.2
Layoff (months)Δ 7.8 mo
153.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brian Stann carries real power — 0.95 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Alessio Sakara carries real power — 0.79 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Brian Stann rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brian Stann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Alessio Sakara

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1010
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3333.01/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2993.96/min · norm 3.25
2692.43/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2122.80/min · norm 3.20
43.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.8%norm 47.4%
59.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.2%norm 53.8%
70.95/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.79/15 · norm 0.32

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

Brian Stann

Distance 71.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.3%)

Alessio Sakara

Distance 54.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.3% (norm 10.3%)

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

Brian Stann

Head 74.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 8.4%)

Alessio Sakara

Head 88.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stann L/AAccMiddleweight med Sakara L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 550 34.5% 40.5% 133 / 343 38.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 75 / 120 62.5% 70.3% 56 / 87 64.4% 70.3%
On the ground 68 / 99 68.7% 69.1% 110 / 196 56.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 173 / 571 30.3% 38.9% 241 / 552 43.7% 38.9%
To the body 66 / 92 71.7% 71.7% 49 / 64 76.6% 71.7%
To the legs 94 / 106 88.7% 83.3% 9 / 10 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Stann L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Sakara L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 150 / 468 32.1% 39.5% 107 / 354 30.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 45 / 79 57.0% 70.9% 43 / 69 62.3% 70.9%
On the ground 74 / 111 66.7% 69.0% 62 / 97 63.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 520 32.3% 37.9% 150 / 445 33.7% 37.9%
To the body 77 / 101 76.2% 71.3% 21 / 24 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 24 / 37 64.9% 82.1% 41 / 51 80.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1178.6% acc · 2.18/15 · norm 1.42
3155.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2262.9% def · norm 63.1%
17:1615.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
20:3327.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
37:475:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
16:223:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.41/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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