Ian Freeman vs. Tedd Williams

UFC 3-2-1 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-2-1
UFC record
1-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
59
AgeΔ 3 yrs
56
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
278.1
Layoff (months)Δ 32.4 mo
310.5
DLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ian Freeman is a submission threat — 0.65 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Tedd Williams carries real power — 0.82 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Tedd Williams owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ian Freeman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

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

Tedd Williams

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.48 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 8 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

992.14/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
341.85/min · norm 3.36
992.14/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
442.39/min · norm 3.19
50.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
70.8%norm 47.8%
40.0%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.82/15 · norm 0.28

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%)

Tedd Williams

Distance 16.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 52.1% (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%)

Tedd Williams

Head 52.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 47.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (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/AAccHeavyweight med Williams L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 11 / 52 21.2% 40.1% 3 / 8 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 28 / 42 66.7% 70.6% 9 / 15 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 60 / 102 58.8% 70.2% 22 / 25 88.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 180 47.8% 38.9% 14 / 25 56.0% 38.9%
To the body 9 / 12 too few to rate 76.8% 20 / 23 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 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/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Williams L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 28 / 65 43.1% 40.7% 1 / 13 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 32 / 44 72.7% 70.6% 18 / 27 66.7% 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 56 69.6% 72.0% 25 / 48 52.1% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 39 / 88 44.3% 38.8% 40 / 84 47.6% 38.8%
To the body 33 / 41 80.5% 75.1% 4 / 4 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 27 / 36 75.0% 84.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
350.0% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
110.0% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 0.95
2281.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 64.3%
17:1937.4% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
7:5643.2% of cage time · norm 17.2%
17:185:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
6:145:05 per 15 · norm 2:28
20.65/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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