Omari Akhmedov vs. Ian Heinisch

UFC 9-5-1 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-1
UFC record
3-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 0 yrs
38
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
60.9
Layoff (months)Δ 0.4 mo
60.5
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Omari Akhmedov hunts takedowns — 2.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Ian Heinisch is a submission threat — 0.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Ian Heinisch defends ground strikes well — opponents land just 42%, vs a 69% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Omari Akhmedov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 127
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

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 tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5352.97/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2763.27/min · norm 3.25
5122.84/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2573.05/min · norm 3.20
34.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
50.0%norm 47.4%
55.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 53.8%
20.17/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.36/15 · norm 0.32

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/AAccMiddleweight med Heinisch L/AAccMiddleweight 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Heinisch L/AOpp accMiddleweight 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

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3145.6% acc · 2.58/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
617.1% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.42
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
3160.8% def · norm 63.1%
38:4821.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
11:0813.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
23:431:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
23:284:10 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.25/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
40.71/15 · norm 0.47

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