Arman Tsarukyan vs. Islam Makhachev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Arman Tsarukyan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500
Islam Makhachev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.04 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Arman Tsarukyan
Distance 75.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 19.1% (norm 8.0%)
Islam Makhachev
Distance 69.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Arman Tsarukyan
Head 78.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)
Islam Makhachev
Head 80.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tsarukyan L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Makhachev L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 352 / 868 | 40.6% | 38.3% | 293 / 603 | 48.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 64 | 73.4% | 67.5% | 95 / 112 | 84.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 176 / 220 | 80.0% | 68.8% | 119 / 159 | 74.8% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 383 / 902 | 42.5% | 35.1% | 353 / 703 | 50.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 124 / 168 | 73.8% | 69.1% | 117 / 131 | 89.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 68 / 82 | 82.9% | 81.8% | 37 / 40 | 92.5% | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Tsarukyan L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Makhachev L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 194 / 500 | 38.8% | 38.8% | 228 / 707 | 32.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 68.6% | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 68.0% | 19 / 29 | 65.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 449 | 37.4% | 35.2% | 150 / 566 | 26.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 78 / 116 | 67.2% | 68.2% | 110 / 178 | 61.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 81.5% | 56 / 76 | 73.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Makhachev has more cage time on record.