Cameron Saaiman vs. Christian Rodriguez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cameron Saaiman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Christian Rodriguez
Full career not yet synced for Christian Rodriguez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cameron Saaiman
Distance 78.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 15.9% (norm 6.5%)
Christian Rodriguez
Distance 77.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cameron Saaiman
Head 71.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Christian Rodriguez
Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saaiman L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 212 / 484 | 43.8% | 39.0% | 298 / 648 | 46.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 68.7% | 76 / 102 | 74.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 66 / 98 | 67.3% | 70.2% | 65 / 89 | 73.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 171 / 443 | 38.6% | 34.9% | 322 / 703 | 45.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 61 / 87 | 70.1% | 66.8% | 78 / 90 | 86.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 69 / 88 | 78.4% | 79.4% | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Saaiman L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 408 | 46.3% | 39.3% | 253 / 660 | 38.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.4% | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 72.4% | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 400 | 42.0% | 34.9% | 216 / 594 | 36.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 66.0% | 75 / 107 | 70.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.