Lerone Murphy vs. Makwan Amirkhani

UFC 9-1-1 vs. 7-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-1-1
UFC record
7-7-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
35
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
4.6
Layoff (months)Δ 36.1 mo
40.7
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Makwan Amirkhani hunts takedowns — 3.96 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Makwan Amirkhani is a submission threat — 1.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Lerone Murphy's takedown defense leaks — 44% stopped, vs a 62% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Lerone Murphy

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 91
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Makwan Amirkhani

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7074.34/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1711.33/min · norm 3.54
4322.65/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3842.98/min · norm 3.47
51.1%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.2%norm 45.0%
60.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
46.1%norm 54.85%
30.28/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.29

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

Lerone Murphy

Distance 87.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)

Makwan Amirkhani

Distance 77.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Lerone Murphy

Head 75.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.8%)

Makwan Amirkhani

Head 89.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Murphy L/AAccFeatherweight med Amirkhani L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 577 / 1213 47.6% 40.9% 110 / 298 36.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 69 / 83 83.1% 70.8% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 61 / 88 69.3% 69.2% 57 / 83 68.7% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 449 / 1041 43.1% 37.2% 147 / 348 42.2% 37.2%
To the body 152 / 216 70.4% 68.2% 17 / 31 54.8% 68.2%
To the legs 106 / 127 83.5% 80.7% 7 / 8 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Murphy L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Amirkhani L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 361 / 973 37.1% 39.2% 205 / 490 41.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 45 / 74 60.8% 70.3% 57 / 67 85.1% 70.3%
On the ground 26 / 44 59.1% 69.4% 122 / 155 78.7% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 246 / 832 29.6% 35.9% 234 / 500 46.8% 35.9%
To the body 108 / 152 71.1% 67.9% 101 / 139 72.7% 67.9%
To the legs 78 / 107 72.9% 81.5% 49 / 73 67.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1354.2% acc · 1.20/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
3443.0% acc · 3.96/15 · norm 1.19
2644.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
535.7% def · norm 61.5%
21:1313.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
44:3734.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
36:013:19 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
29:333:26 per 15 · norm 3:12
50.46/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
91.05/15 · norm 0.46

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