Ibo Aslan vs. Iwo Baraniewski

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
3-0-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30
AgeΔ 3 yrs
27
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
77"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
8
Layoff (months)Δ 5.9 mo
2.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Iwo Baraniewski carries real power — 17.82 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Iwo Baraniewski outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 11.29 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.41 norm.
Ibo Aslan carries real power — 0.95 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ibo Aslan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500

Iwo Baraniewski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 2.15 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1755.52/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
3811.29/min · norm 3.41
1274.00/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
308.91/min · norm 3.35
46.4%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
56.7%norm 48.3%
56.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
53.8%norm 52.9%
20.95/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
417.82/15 · norm 0.40

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

Ibo Aslan

Distance 89.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 10.4%)

Iwo Baraniewski

Distance 37.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 50.7% (norm 10.4%)

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

Ibo Aslan

Head 84.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.7%)

Iwo Baraniewski

Head 85.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Aslan L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Baraniewski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 339 44.8% 41.4% 12 / 25 48.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 22 / 36 61.1% 70.9% 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 1 / 2 too few to rate 72.3% 20 / 34 58.8% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 318 42.8% 38.9% 29 / 57 50.9% 38.9%
To the body 14 / 25 56.0% 71.9% 4 / 5 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 25 / 34 73.5% 81.8% 5 / 5 too few to rate 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Aslan L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Baraniewski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 255 39.6% 40.4% 19 / 47 40.4% 40.4%
In the clinch 13 / 19 too few to rate 68.7% 11 / 18 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 15 too few to rate 70.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 82 / 225 36.4% 37.5% 29 / 56 51.8% 37.5%
To the body 33 / 46 71.7% 72.3% 0 / 6 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 12 / 18 too few to rate 83.0% 1 / 3 too few to rate 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
1487.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:080.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:3215.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
1:350:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
0:060:26 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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