Diego Ferreira vs. Ramsey Nijem
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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 tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Nijem L/A | Acc | Lightweight 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Nijem L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight 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
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ferreira has more cage time on record.