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Matchup deep-dive

Albert Tumenov vs.
Leon Edwards

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

5-3-0 Albert Tumenov · UFC
14-5-0 (1 NC) Leon Edwards · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-3-0
UFC record
14-5-0 (1 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
34.6
AgeΔ 0.3 yrs
34.9
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
6'2"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
117.9
Layoff (months)Δ 109.2 mo
8.7
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Albert Tumenov carries real power — 1.01 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Albert Tumenov rarely shoots — 0.20 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Leon Edwards is accurate with strikes at range — lands 49%, vs a 39% Welterweight 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.

Albert Tumenov

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

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Leon Edwards

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 145
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.33 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2793.76/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
8732.60/min · norm 3.17
2483.34/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
8192.44/min · norm 3.06
42.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
54.4%norm 44.9%
58.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
52.8%norm 55.25%
51.01/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.22/15 · norm 0.38

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

Albert Tumenov

Distance 90.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 8.1%)

Leon Edwards

Distance 83.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.1%)

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

Albert Tumenov

Head 87.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 8.4%)

Leon Edwards

Head 71.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tumenov L/AAccWelterweight med Edwards L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 243 / 598 40.6% 38.6% 662 / 1345 49.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 20 / 31 64.5% 67.8% 119 / 143 83.2% 67.8%
On the ground 16 / 35 45.7% 67.2% 92 / 118 78.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 223 / 583 38.3% 37.2% 490 / 1145 42.8% 37.2%
To the body 44 / 67 65.7% 70.7% 206 / 266 77.4% 70.7%
To the legs 12 / 14 too few to rate 82.9% 177 / 195 90.8% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Tumenov L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Edwards L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 202 / 539 37.5% 39.0% 594 / 1434 41.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 25 76.0% 68.9% 118 / 156 75.6% 68.9%
On the ground 27 / 34 79.4% 68.0% 107 / 144 74.3% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 123 / 431 28.5% 35.6% 503 / 1295 38.8% 35.6%
To the body 62 / 90 68.9% 69.6% 192 / 261 73.6% 69.6%
To the legs 63 / 77 81.8% 82.1% 124 / 178 69.7% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

120.0% acc · 0.20/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
2837.3% acc · 1.25/15 · norm 1.27
2775.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
7963.7% def · norm 63.9%
2:433.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
70:2621.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
15:513:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
89:133:59 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
80.36/15 · norm 0.45

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

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