Ramsey Nijem vs. Justin Edwards
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ramsey Nijem
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.4 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Justin Edwards
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ramsey Nijem
Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 21.9% (norm 8.0%)
Justin Edwards
Distance 69.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 23.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ramsey Nijem
Head 84.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 7.9%)
Justin Edwards
Head 77.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nijem L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Edwards L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 385 | 36.1% | 37.9% | 113 / 343 | 32.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 69 | 55.1% | 67.3% | 75 / 116 | 64.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 81 / 127 | 63.8% | 69.1% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 201 / 490 | 41.0% | 35.0% | 131 / 380 | 34.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 34 / 62 | 54.8% | 69.1% | 56 / 80 | 70.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 81.9% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Nijem L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Edwards L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 283 | 28.3% | 38.9% | 129 / 360 | 35.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 68.6% | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 68.0% | 53 / 67 | 79.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 305 | 33.4% | 35.1% | 177 / 428 | 41.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 22 / 42 | 52.4% | 68.1% | 57 / 69 | 82.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nijem has more cage time on record.