Roman Salazar vs. Mitch Gagnon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Roman Salazar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.22 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Mitch Gagnon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Roman Salazar
Distance 79.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 6.5%)
Mitch Gagnon
Distance 70.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roman Salazar
Head 85.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.4%)
Mitch Gagnon
Head 77.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Salazar L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Gagnon L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 67 | 31.3% | 39.0% | 126 / 327 | 38.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 24 / 72 | 33.3% | 34.9% | 138 / 358 | 38.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 52 / 74 | 70.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Salazar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Gagnon L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 86 | 36.0% | 39.3% | 105 / 348 | 30.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 16 / 33 | 48.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 94 | 36.2% | 34.9% | 86 / 327 | 26.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 48 / 74 | 64.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 38 / 51 | 74.5% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gagnon has more cage time on record.