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Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs.
Julius Walker

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-0-0 Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev · UFC
1-3-0 Julius Walker · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-0-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
25.6
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
27.1
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
78"
ReachΔ 0"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.3
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is a submission threat — 8.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev carries real power — 8.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Julius Walker hunts takedowns — 4.07 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

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

Julius Walker

Full career not yet synced for Julius Walker — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

195.35/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1373.72/min · norm 3.41
82.25/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1544.18/min · norm 3.35
57.6%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
53.7%norm 48.3%
57.9%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
42.5%norm 52.9%
28.45/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.41/15 · 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 8.6%) · Ground 51.5% (norm 10.4%)

Julius Walker

Distance 63.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.4% (norm 10.4%)

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

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Head 97.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)

Julius Walker

Head 67.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.0% (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 Walker L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 16 too few to rate 41.4% 73 / 163 44.8% 41.4%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.9% 41 / 63 65.1% 70.9%
On the ground 12 / 17 too few to rate 72.3% 23 / 29 79.3% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 32 56.2% 38.9% 66 / 173 38.2% 38.9%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.9% 43 / 54 79.6% 71.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.8% 28 / 28 100.0% 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Walker L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 19 too few to rate 40.4% 120 / 213 56.3% 40.4%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.7% 18 / 25 72.0% 68.7%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4% 16 / 30 53.3% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 15 too few to rate 37.5% 120 / 229 52.4% 37.5%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.3% 22 / 26 84.6% 72.3%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 83.0% 12 / 13 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

375.0% acc · 12.68/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1038.5% acc · 4.07/15 · norm 0.87
0— def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
2:2367.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
20:0454.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
2:120:53 per 15 · norm 2:48
28.45/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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