Ian Entwistle vs. Anthony Birchak
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ian Entwistle
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.34 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Anthony Birchak
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ian Entwistle
Distance 92.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Anthony Birchak
Distance 77.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ian Entwistle
Head 84.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Birchak
Head 73.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Entwistle L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Birchak L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 12 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 82 / 261 | 31.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 27 / 53 | 50.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 11 | too few to rate | 34.9% | 66 / 246 | 26.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 32 / 60 | 53.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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 Entwistle L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Birchak L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 69 / 188 | 36.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 58 / 82 | 70.7% | 72.4% | 27 / 46 | 58.7% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 92 | 68.5% | 34.9% | 90 / 224 | 40.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Birchak has more cage time on record.