Ian Freeman vs. Nate Schroeder
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ian Freeman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Nate Schroeder
Full career not yet synced for Nate Schroeder — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ian Freeman
Distance 26.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 21.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 52.0% (norm 9.3%)
Nate Schroeder
Distance 61.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ian Freeman
Head 91.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.6%)
Nate Schroeder
Head 11.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 72.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Freeman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Schroeder L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 11 / 52 | 21.2% | 40.1% | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 70.6% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 60 / 102 | 58.8% | 70.2% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 180 | 47.8% | 38.9% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Freeman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Schroeder L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 28 / 65 | 43.1% | 40.7% | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 44 | 72.7% | 70.6% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 72.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 88 | 44.3% | 38.8% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 38.8% |
| To the body | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 75.1% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 84.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Freeman has more cage time on record.