Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Johny Hendricks
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Amir Sadollah
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Johny Hendricks
Distance 79.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
Amir Sadollah
Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Johny Hendricks
Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 5.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 8.4%)
Amir Sadollah
Head 65.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hendricks L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Sadollah L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 605 / 1542 | 39.2% | 38.6% | 420 / 1019 | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 208 / 297 | 70.0% | 67.8% | 149 / 232 | 64.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 72 / 99 | 72.7% | 67.2% | 52 / 85 | 61.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 584 / 1577 | 37.0% | 37.2% | 286 / 874 | 32.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 77 / 105 | 73.3% | 70.7% | 162 / 257 | 63.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 224 / 256 | 87.5% | 82.9% | 173 / 205 | 84.4% | 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 Hendricks L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Sadollah L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 720 / 1736 | 41.5% | 39.0% | 303 / 900 | 33.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 189 / 286 | 66.1% | 68.9% | 89 / 153 | 58.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 70 / 78 | 89.7% | 68.0% | 77 / 140 | 55.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 620 / 1627 | 38.1% | 35.6% | 361 / 1033 | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 256 / 349 | 73.4% | 69.6% | 64 / 111 | 57.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 103 / 124 | 83.1% | 82.1% | 44 / 49 | 89.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hendricks has more cage time on record.