Alessio Di Chirico vs.
Makhmud Muradov
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Alessio Di Chirico
Full career not yet synced for Alessio Di Chirico — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Makhmud Muradov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 26 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alessio Di Chirico
Distance 89.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 10.3%)
Makhmud Muradov
Distance 92.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alessio Di Chirico
Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Makhmud Muradov
Head 79.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Chirico L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Muradov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 314 / 842 | 37.3% | 40.5% | 302 / 699 | 43.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 70.3% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 16 / 31 | 51.6% | 69.1% | 12 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 254 / 765 | 33.2% | 38.9% | 219 / 601 | 36.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 67 / 114 | 58.8% | 71.7% | 94 / 134 | 70.1% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 83.3% | 20 / 23 | 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 Chirico L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Muradov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 335 / 940 | 35.6% | 39.5% | 186 / 499 | 37.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 70 | 75.7% | 70.9% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 741 | 26.5% | 37.9% | 134 / 414 | 32.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 110 / 168 | 65.5% | 71.3% | 20 / 41 | 48.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 83 / 102 | 81.4% | 82.1% | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Chirico has more cage time on record.