David Zawada vs. Ramazan Emeev

UFC 1-4-0 vs. 5-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0
UFC record
5-3-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
36
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
59.1
Layoff (months)Δ 9.2 mo
49.9
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
David Zawada is a submission threat — 1.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Ramazan Emeev hunts takedowns — 2.37 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Ramazan Emeev is a submission threat — 0.70 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

David Zawada

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 16
Tier 3 — regional circuit 197

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.31 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Ramazan Emeev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 53
Tier 3 — regional circuit 173

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2383.84/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2722.53/min · norm 3.17
2814.54/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2302.14/min · norm 3.06
41.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 44.9%
55.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
65.5%norm 55.25%
10.24/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.38

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

David Zawada

Distance 86.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)

Ramazan Emeev

Distance 78.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

David Zawada

Head 78.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)

Ramazan Emeev

Head 83.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zawada L/AAccWelterweight med Emeev L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 498 38.2% 38.6% 177 / 475 37.3% 38.6%
In the clinch 42 / 72 58.3% 67.8% 68 / 90 75.6% 67.8%
On the ground 6 / 8 too few to rate 67.2% 27 / 37 73.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 455 29.9% 37.2% 200 / 505 39.6% 37.2%
To the body 77 / 95 81.1% 70.7% 54 / 74 73.0% 70.7%
To the legs 25 / 28 89.3% 82.9% 18 / 23 too few to rate 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 Zawada L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Emeev L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 544 40.3% 39.0% 167 / 572 29.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 22 / 36 61.1% 68.9% 55 / 83 66.3% 68.9%
On the ground 40 / 52 76.9% 68.0% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 211 / 545 38.7% 35.6% 110 / 490 22.4% 35.6%
To the body 37 / 44 84.1% 69.6% 45 / 76 59.2% 69.6%
To the legs 33 / 43 76.7% 82.1% 75 / 100 75.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1729.8% acc · 2.37/15 · norm 1.27
857.1% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1066.7% def · norm 63.9%
6:1510.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
29:1027.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
17:274:13 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
7:401:04 per 15 · norm 3:15
71.69/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
50.70/15 · norm 0.45

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