Joe Proctor vs. Ramsey Nijem

UFC 4-4-0 vs. 5-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 2 yrs
38
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
111.5
Layoff (months)Δ 21 mo
132.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ramsey Nijem hunts takedowns — 5.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Joe Proctor is a submission threat — 1.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Ramsey Nijem owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joe Proctor

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Ramsey Nijem

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 42

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2223.39/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2583.05/min · norm 3.42
2573.93/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1371.62/min · norm 3.37
36.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 43.5%
59.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.9%norm 56.3%
20.46/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.53/15 · norm 0.25

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

Joe Proctor

Distance 89.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

Ramsey Nijem

Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 21.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Joe Proctor

Head 83.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)

Ramsey Nijem

Head 84.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Proctor L/AAccLightweight med Nijem L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 183 / 546 33.5% 37.9% 139 / 385 36.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 50 60.0% 67.3% 38 / 69 55.1% 67.3%
On the ground 9 / 12 too few to rate 69.1% 81 / 127 63.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 152 / 510 29.8% 35.0% 201 / 490 41.0% 35.0%
To the body 33 / 50 66.0% 69.1% 34 / 62 54.8% 69.1%
To the legs 37 / 48 77.1% 81.9% 23 / 29 79.3% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Proctor L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Nijem L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 179 / 515 34.8% 38.9% 80 / 283 28.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 55 / 90 61.1% 68.6% 27 / 51 52.9% 68.6%
On the ground 23 / 36 63.9% 68.0% 30 / 35 85.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 164 / 478 34.3% 35.1% 102 / 305 33.4% 35.1%
To the body 53 / 100 53.0% 68.1% 22 / 42 52.4% 68.1%
To the legs 40 / 63 63.5% 81.5% 13 / 22 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3062.5% acc · 5.32/15 · norm 1.38
1970.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 64.0%
3:485.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
41:0148.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
14:423:22 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
81.83/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
61.06/15 · norm 0.49

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