Scott Askham vs. Magnus Cedenblad

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 4-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 6 yrs
44
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'5"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
112.7
Layoff (months)Δ 3.9 mo
116.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Scott Askham carries real power — 0.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Magnus Cedenblad owns the mat — in control 49% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Magnus Cedenblad is a submission threat — 0.96 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Scott Askham

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 24
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 173

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Magnus Cedenblad

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 102

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2053.03/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1122.38/min · norm 3.25
2383.52/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1423.02/min · norm 3.20
46.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
51.1%norm 47.4%
52.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
40.3%norm 53.8%
40.89/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.32/15 · norm 0.32

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

Scott Askham

Distance 82.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 10.3%)

Magnus Cedenblad

Distance 71.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Scott Askham

Head 67.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)

Magnus Cedenblad

Head 73.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Askham L/AAccMiddleweight med Cedenblad L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 366 40.4% 40.5% 67 / 157 42.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 47 / 68 69.1% 70.3% 23 / 31 74.2% 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 22 / 31 71.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 299 32.8% 38.9% 70 / 161 43.5% 38.9%
To the body 60 / 91 65.9% 71.7% 25 / 39 64.1% 71.7%
To the legs 47 / 54 87.0% 83.3% 17 / 19 too few to rate 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 Askham L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Cedenblad L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 154 / 382 40.3% 39.5% 75 / 161 46.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 62 / 85 72.9% 70.9% 29 / 31 93.5% 70.9%
On the ground 22 / 30 73.3% 69.0% 38 / 46 82.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 349 36.1% 37.9% 88 / 167 52.7% 37.9%
To the body 49 / 66 74.2% 71.3% 24 / 33 72.7% 71.3%
To the legs 63 / 82 76.8% 82.1% 30 / 38 78.9% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
218.2% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
964.3% acc · 2.87/15 · norm 1.42
1365.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
466.7% def · norm 63.1%
7:5211.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
23:0949.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
23:035:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
8:182:38 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.67/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.96/15 · norm 0.47

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