Paulo Thiago vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 5-8-0 vs. 11-6-0
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Paulo Thiago

VS

Martin Kampmann

5-8-0
UFC record
11-6-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45
AgeΔ 1 yrs
44
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
142.8
Layoff (months)Δ 12.5 mo
155.3
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Martin Kampmann is a submission threat — 2.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Paulo Thiago is a submission threat — 1.21 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Martin Kampmann owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Paulo Thiago

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Martin Kampmann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2541.71/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4943.22/min · norm 3.17
2951.99/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
5043.28/min · norm 3.06
39.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 44.9%
63.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
62.0%norm 55.25%
40.40/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.49/15 · norm 0.38

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

Paulo Thiago

Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)

Martin Kampmann

Distance 74.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 8.1%)

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

Paulo Thiago

Head 81.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Martin Kampmann

Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Thiago L/AAccWelterweight med Kampmann L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 151 / 495 30.5% 38.6% 299 / 872 34.3% 38.6%
In the clinch 73 / 95 76.8% 67.8% 110 / 175 62.9% 67.8%
On the ground 30 / 59 50.8% 67.2% 85 / 119 71.4% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 156 / 530 29.4% 37.2% 390 / 1030 37.9% 37.2%
To the body 65 / 85 76.5% 70.7% 87 / 113 77.0% 70.7%
To the legs 33 / 34 97.1% 82.9% 17 / 23 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Thiago L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Kampmann L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 611 27.5% 39.0% 372 / 1089 34.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 29 / 52 55.8% 68.9% 104 / 189 55.0% 68.9%
On the ground 98 / 146 67.1% 68.0% 28 / 50 56.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 199 / 642 31.0% 35.6% 355 / 1122 31.6% 35.6%
To the body 48 / 86 55.8% 69.6% 96 / 134 71.6% 69.6%
To the legs 48 / 81 59.3% 82.1% 53 / 72 73.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1431.8% acc · 1.42/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1941.3% acc · 1.86/15 · norm 1.27
3063.8% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
5178.5% def · norm 63.9%
22:3815.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
45:1629.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
62:026:16 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
27:322:41 per 15 · norm 3:15
121.21/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
212.05/15 · norm 0.45

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

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