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Andre Fialho vs.
Muslim Salikhov

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

2-5-0 Andre Fialho · UFC
9-5-0 Muslim Salikhov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-5-0
UFC record
9-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
32.3
AgeΔ 9.9 yrs
42.2
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
34.4
Layoff (months)Δ 25.5 mo
8.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
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.

Andre Fialho absorbs 6.26 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.
Andre Fialho rarely shoots — 0.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Muslim Salikhov carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 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.

Andre Fialho

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Muslim Salikhov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 95
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2023.30/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4273.37/min · norm 3.17
3836.26/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
3752.96/min · norm 3.06
41.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.7%norm 44.9%
45.8%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
62.4%norm 55.25%
20.49/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
50.59/15 · norm 0.38

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

Andre Fialho

Distance 90.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.1%)

Muslim Salikhov

Distance 88.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.1%)

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

Andre Fialho

Head 83.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)

Muslim Salikhov

Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fialho L/AAccWelterweight med Salikhov L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 165 / 439 37.6% 38.6% 358 / 759 47.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 32 / 36 88.9% 67.8% 28 / 42 66.7% 67.8%
On the ground 5 / 11 too few to rate 67.2% 41 / 59 69.5% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 140 / 404 34.7% 37.2% 226 / 602 37.5% 37.2%
To the body 39 / 56 69.6% 70.7% 125 / 176 71.0% 70.7%
To the legs 23 / 26 88.5% 82.9% 76 / 82 92.7% 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 Fialho L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Salikhov L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 300 / 599 50.1% 39.0% 291 / 881 33.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 45 / 58 77.6% 68.9% 61 / 85 71.8% 68.9%
On the ground 38 / 50 76.0% 68.0% 23 / 31 74.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 224 / 503 44.5% 35.6% 201 / 731 27.5% 35.6%
To the body 112 / 154 72.7% 69.6% 108 / 172 62.8% 69.6%
To the legs 47 / 50 94.0% 82.1% 66 / 94 70.2% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1100.0% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
932.1% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.27
866.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2172.4% def · norm 63.9%
2:053.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
8:146.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
7:051:44 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
15:071:47 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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

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