Rodrigo Damm vs. Al Iaquinta
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rodrigo Damm
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Al Iaquinta
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rodrigo Damm
Distance 97.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 8.0%)
Al Iaquinta
Distance 95.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rodrigo Damm
Head 83.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 7.9%)
Al Iaquinta
Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Damm L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Iaquinta L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 332 / 923 | 36.0% | 37.9% | 715 / 1819 | 39.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 246 / 792 | 31.1% | 35.0% | 521 / 1553 | 33.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 40 / 69 | 58.0% | 69.1% | 145 / 235 | 61.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 60 / 84 | 71.4% | 81.9% | 108 / 121 | 89.3% | 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 Damm L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Iaquinta L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 505 / 1213 | 41.6% | 38.9% | 740 / 2046 | 36.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 68.6% | 12 / 29 | 41.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 111 / 150 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 331 / 969 | 34.2% | 35.1% | 639 / 1928 | 33.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 99 / 159 | 62.3% | 68.1% | 106 / 161 | 65.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 99 / 124 | 79.8% | 81.5% | 118 / 136 | 86.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Iaquinta has more cage time on record.