Impa Kasanganay vs. Sasha Palatnikov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Impa Kasanganay
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Sasha Palatnikov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.01 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Impa Kasanganay
Distance 96.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Distance 75.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Impa Kasanganay
Head 83.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Head 83.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kasanganay L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Palatnikov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 316 | 39.9% | 38.6% | 90 / 197 | 45.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 274 | 36.9% | 37.2% | 107 / 219 | 48.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 38 | 47.4% | 70.7% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Kasanganay L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Palatnikov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 117 / 311 | 37.6% | 39.0% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 95 / 273 | 34.8% | 35.6% | 88 / 200 | 44.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 28 / 48 | 58.3% | 69.6% | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kasanganay has more cage time on record.