Fighter B lands 5.0 significant strikes a minute and Fighter A lands 4.0, so B is the better striker, right? Not so fast, because MMA striking stats such as SLpM, absorbed strikes and accuracy summarize history, and they say nothing about impact, opposition or how two styles collide. You will compare two fighters whose rates rest on 30 and 60 cage minutes, then run a projection that falls from 39 strikes to 27 when striking time shrinks. That sensitivity is the point. The workflow covers splitting distance, clinch and ground work, mixing up total and significant strikes, and short-fight bias, so a prop on landed strikes rests on context and not one headline number.
Learning objectives
Separate counting statistics from opponent- and time-adjusted striking skill.
