Diego Ferreira vs. Ramsey Nijem

UFC 10-7-0 vs. 5-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-7-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 3 yrs
38
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
10.8
Layoff (months)Δ 121.7 mo
132.5
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ramsey Nijem hunts takedowns — 5.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Ramsey Nijem owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Diego Ferreira rarely shoots — 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Diego Ferreira

Full career not yet synced for Diego Ferreira — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Ramsey Nijem

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7764.70/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2583.05/min · norm 3.42
5713.46/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1371.62/min · norm 3.37
39.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 43.5%
55.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.9%norm 56.3%
30.27/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.53/15 · norm 0.25

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

Diego Ferreira

Distance 88.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 8.0%)

Ramsey Nijem

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 21.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Diego Ferreira

Head 80.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 7.9%)

Ramsey Nijem

Head 84.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ferreira L/AAccLightweight med Nijem L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 602 / 1716 35.1% 37.9% 139 / 385 36.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 50 / 74 67.6% 67.3% 38 / 69 55.1% 67.3%
On the ground 124 / 161 77.0% 69.1% 81 / 127 63.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 548 / 1564 35.0% 35.0% 201 / 490 41.0% 35.0%
To the body 169 / 314 53.8% 69.1% 34 / 62 54.8% 69.1%
To the legs 59 / 73 80.8% 81.9% 23 / 29 79.3% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Ferreira L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Nijem L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 423 / 1065 39.7% 38.9% 80 / 283 28.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 42 / 62 67.7% 68.6% 27 / 51 52.9% 68.6%
On the ground 106 / 168 63.1% 68.0% 30 / 35 85.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 413 / 1069 38.6% 35.1% 102 / 305 33.4% 35.1%
To the body 106 / 164 64.6% 68.1% 22 / 42 52.4% 68.1%
To the legs 52 / 62 83.9% 81.5% 13 / 22 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
930.0% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3062.5% acc · 5.32/15 · norm 1.38
4457.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 64.0%
19:2311.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
41:0148.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
39:493:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
60.55/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
61.06/15 · norm 0.49

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