Andrei Arlovski vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Andrei Arlovski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 23 | 18 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 23 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 15-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Vladimir Matyushenko
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Andrei Arlovski
Distance 90.1% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 9.3%)
Vladimir Matyushenko
Distance 66.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 24.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andrei Arlovski
Head 72.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.6%)
Vladimir Matyushenko
Head 85.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Arlovski L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Matyushenko L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1352 / 3136 | 43.1% | 40.1% | 95 / 277 | 34.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 191 / 280 | 68.2% | 70.4% | 28 / 41 | 68.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 70.2% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 875 / 2536 | 34.5% | 39.0% | 143 / 359 | 39.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 339 / 475 | 71.4% | 77.0% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 371 / 468 | 79.3% | 87.8% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 82.1% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Arlovski L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Matyushenko L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 995 / 2590 | 38.4% | 40.7% | 67 / 248 | 27.0% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 191 / 284 | 67.3% | 70.6% | 57 / 64 | 89.1% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 160 / 239 | 66.9% | 72.2% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 853 / 2459 | 34.7% | 39.3% | 76 / 267 | 28.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 244 / 357 | 68.3% | 75.1% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 249 / 297 | 83.8% | 84.4% | 57 / 61 | 93.4% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arlovski has more cage time on record.