Alex Gorgees vs. Damir Ismagulov

UFC 0-1-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
30
AgeΔ 5 yrs
35
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 0"
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
92.2
Layoff (months)Δ 55 mo
37.2
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Gorgees rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 58% of their head shots on Alex Gorgees, vs a 35% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.
Opponents land 88% of their ground strikes on Damir Ismagulov, vs a 68% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alex Gorgees

Full career not yet synced for Alex Gorgees — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Damir Ismagulov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 201

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

100.67/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3533.36/min · norm 3.42
342.27/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2562.44/min · norm 3.37
32.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.8%norm 43.5%
38.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.25

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

Alex Gorgees

Distance 83.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Damir Ismagulov

Distance 89.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Alex Gorgees

Head 67.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 7.9%)

Damir Ismagulov

Head 72.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gorgees L/AAccLightweight med Ismagulov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 26 19.2% 37.9% 294 / 740 39.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 5 / 5 too few to rate 67.3% 18 / 25 72.0% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 41 / 60 68.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 21 too few to rate 35.0% 192 / 598 32.1% 35.0%
To the body 3 / 5 too few to rate 69.1% 111 / 168 66.1% 69.1%
To the legs 2 / 5 too few to rate 81.9% 50 / 59 84.7% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Gorgees L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ismagulov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 20 / 32 62.5% 38.9% 206 / 602 34.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 68.6% 28 / 33 84.8% 68.6%
On the ground 11 / 20 too few to rate 68.0% 22 / 25 88.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 22 / 38 57.9% 35.1% 138 / 500 27.6% 35.1%
To the body 9 / 13 too few to rate 68.1% 62 / 89 69.7% 68.1%
To the legs 3 / 4 too few to rate 81.5% 56 / 71 78.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
728.0% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.38
654.5% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2670.3% def · norm 64.0%
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:4618.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
9:499:49 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:083:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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