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Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Brendson Ribeiro

UFC 3-0-0 vs. 3-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-0-0
UFC record
3-6-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
25
AgeΔ 5 yrs
30
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
78"
ReachΔ 3"
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.8
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
0.3
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is a submission threat — 8.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev carries real power — 8.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Brendson Ribeiro is a submission threat — 0.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Full career not yet synced for Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Brendson Ribeiro

Full career not yet synced for Brendson Ribeiro — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

195.35/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1742.64/min · norm 3.48
82.25/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2233.38/min · norm 3.37
57.6%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 48.45%
57.9%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
52.5%norm 52.75%
28.45/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.23/15 · norm 0.40

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

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Distance 48.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 51.5% (norm 10.6%)

Brendson Ribeiro

Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.6%)

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

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Head 97.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)

Brendson Ribeiro

Head 68.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Yakhyaev L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Ribeiro L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 16 too few to rate 41.5% 168 / 427 39.3% 41.5%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8% 3 / 6 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 12 / 17 too few to rate 72.9% 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 32 56.2% 39.2% 89 / 298 29.9% 39.2%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.0% 34 / 56 60.7% 72.0%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1% 51 / 83 61.4% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Yakhyaev L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Ribeiro L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 19 too few to rate 40.6% 167 / 382 43.7% 40.6%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8% 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4% 51 / 80 63.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 15 too few to rate 37.7% 113 / 314 36.0% 37.7%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.9% 56 / 89 62.9% 72.9%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 83.1% 54 / 66 81.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
375.0% acc · 12.68/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 0.87
0— def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1033.3% def · norm 66.7%
2:2367.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
2:333.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
21:064:47 per 15 · norm 2:50
28.45/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
30.68/15 · norm 0.28

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