Andrei Semenov vs.
Ivan Salaverry
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.
Andrei Semenov
Full career not yet synced for Andrei Semenov — 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
Ivan Salaverry
Full career not yet synced for Ivan Salaverry — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Andrei Semenov
Distance 88.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 10.3%)
Ivan Salaverry
Distance 78.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andrei Semenov
Head 92.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 1.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)
Ivan Salaverry
Head 54.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 32.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Semenov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Salaverry L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 66 | 12.1% | 40.5% | 81 / 188 | 43.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 1 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 8 / 69 | 11.6% | 38.9% | 34 / 130 | 26.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 55 / 77 | 71.4% | 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 Semenov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Salaverry L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 33 / 73 | 45.2% | 39.5% | 27 / 154 | 17.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 18 / 34 | 52.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 68 | 38.2% | 37.9% | 34 / 168 | 20.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 82.1% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 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 — Salaverry has more cage time on record.