Makwan Amirkhani vs. Mike Grundy

UFC 7-7-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-7-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
37
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
72"
ReachΔ 0"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
40.7
Layoff (months)Δ 12 mo
52.7
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mike Grundy hunts takedowns — 4.06 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
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.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Mike Grundy

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1711.33/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
852.09/min · norm 3.54
3842.98/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1814.45/min · norm 3.47
44.2%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 45.0%
46.1%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.3%norm 54.85%
10.12/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.37/15 · norm 0.29

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

Makwan Amirkhani

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

Mike Grundy

Distance 88.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Makwan Amirkhani

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

Mike Grundy

Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Amirkhani L/AAccFeatherweight med Grundy L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 298 36.9% 40.9% 66 / 166 39.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.8% 14 / 16 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 57 / 83 68.7% 69.2% 5 / 6 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 348 42.2% 37.2% 62 / 153 40.5% 37.2%
To the body 17 / 31 54.8% 68.2% 23 / 34 67.6% 68.2%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 80.7% 0 / 1 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 Amirkhani L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Grundy L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 205 / 490 41.8% 39.2% 165 / 395 41.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 57 / 67 85.1% 70.3% 16 / 19 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 122 / 155 78.7% 69.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 234 / 500 46.8% 35.9% 109 / 321 34.0% 35.9%
To the body 101 / 139 72.7% 67.9% 41 / 55 74.5% 67.9%
To the legs 49 / 73 67.1% 81.5% 31 / 38 81.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3443.0% acc · 3.96/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1128.2% acc · 4.06/15 · norm 1.19
535.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 61.5%
44:3734.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
6:4716.7% of cage time · norm 16.7%
29:333:26 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
1:260:31 per 15 · norm 3:12
91.05/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.37/15 · 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.