Drew Dober vs. Nick Hein

UFC 15-11-0 (1 NC) vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
15-11-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 5 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 4"
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5.1
Layoff (months)Δ 81.1 mo
86.2
WWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Drew Dober carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Drew Dober rarely shoots — 0.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Nick Hein rarely shoots — 0.86 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Drew Dober

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1611
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Nick Hein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9944.48/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2762.65/min · norm 3.42
9604.33/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3763.61/min · norm 3.37
41.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
35.1%norm 43.5%
53.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.9%norm 56.3%
100.68/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.29/15 · norm 0.25

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

Drew Dober

Distance 87.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 8.0%)

Nick Hein

Distance 97.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Drew Dober

Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 7.9%)

Nick Hein

Head 82.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dober L/AAccLightweight med Hein L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 790 / 2128 37.1% 37.9% 265 / 764 34.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 111 / 170 65.3% 67.3% 9 / 21 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 93 / 125 74.4% 69.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 628 / 1922 32.7% 35.0% 188 / 647 29.1% 35.0%
To the body 225 / 326 69.0% 69.1% 47 / 91 51.6% 69.1%
To the legs 141 / 175 80.6% 81.9% 41 / 49 83.7% 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 Dober L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hein L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 771 / 1793 43.0% 38.9% 347 / 900 38.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 87 / 121 71.9% 68.6% 22 / 29 75.9% 68.6%
On the ground 102 / 132 77.3% 68.0% 7 / 8 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 681 / 1668 40.8% 35.1% 255 / 745 34.2% 35.1%
To the body 197 / 279 70.6% 68.1% 80 / 139 57.6% 68.1%
To the legs 82 / 99 82.8% 81.5% 41 / 53 77.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
917.0% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
633.3% acc · 0.86/15 · norm 1.38
3958.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1083.3% def · norm 64.0%
29:1913.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
6:506.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
49:013:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
8:411:15 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.07/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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