Alexander Yakovlev vs.
George Sullivan
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.
Alexander Yakovlev
Full career not yet synced for Alexander Yakovlev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
George Sullivan
Full career not yet synced for George Sullivan — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 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)
Alexander Yakovlev
Distance 82.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.1%)
George Sullivan
Distance 77.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alexander Yakovlev
Head 68.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.4%)
George Sullivan
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yakovlev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Sullivan L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 300 | 41.3% | 38.6% | 131 / 449 | 29.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 67.8% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 67.2% | 69 / 92 | 75.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 85 / 249 | 34.1% | 37.2% | 133 / 438 | 30.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 63 | 73.0% | 70.7% | 53 / 84 | 63.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 53 | 79.2% | 82.9% | 46 / 61 | 75.4% | 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 Yakovlev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Sullivan L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 443 | 31.6% | 39.0% | 112 / 302 | 37.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 68.9% | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 68.0% | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 151 / 463 | 32.6% | 35.6% | 86 / 264 | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 69.6% | 36 / 71 | 50.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 82.1% | 37 / 40 | 92.5% | 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 — Yakovlev has more cage time on record.