Marcin Held vs. Damir Hadzovic
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marcin Held
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Damir Hadzovic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marcin Held
Distance 81.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 8.0%)
Damir Hadzovic
Distance 85.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcin Held
Head 94.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 3.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 7.9%)
Damir Hadzovic
Head 84.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Held L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hadzovic L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 258 | 27.5% | 37.9% | 258 / 587 | 44.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 69.1% | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 299 | 32.4% | 35.0% | 249 / 584 | 42.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 49 / 73 | 67.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 31 / 31 | 100.0% | 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 Held L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hadzovic L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 65 / 196 | 33.2% | 38.9% | 251 / 756 | 33.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 68.0% | 89 / 115 | 77.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 211 | 37.0% | 35.1% | 271 / 772 | 35.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.1% | 60 / 99 | 60.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 38 / 39 | 97.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hadzovic has more cage time on record.