Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Heinisch
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Omari Akhmedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Ian Heinisch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Omari Akhmedov
Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.3%)
Ian Heinisch
Distance 78.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Omari Akhmedov
Head 84.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)
Ian Heinisch
Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Akhmedov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Heinisch L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 389 / 1335 | 29.1% | 40.5% | 191 / 433 | 44.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 100 | 65.0% | 70.3% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 81 / 121 | 66.9% | 69.1% | 52 / 71 | 73.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 383 / 1320 | 29.0% | 38.9% | 158 / 387 | 40.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 89 / 148 | 60.1% | 71.7% | 50 / 81 | 61.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 63 / 88 | 71.6% | 83.3% | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Akhmedov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Heinisch L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 386 / 990 | 39.0% | 39.5% | 210 / 555 | 37.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 114 | 71.9% | 70.9% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 69.0% | 13 / 31 | 41.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 340 / 907 | 37.5% | 37.9% | 172 / 499 | 34.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 84 / 141 | 59.6% | 71.3% | 59 / 100 | 59.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 88 / 110 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Akhmedov has more cage time on record.