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Askar Askarov vs. Tim Elliott

UFC 3-1-1 vs. 11-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-1-1
UFC record
11-12-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
34
AgeΔ 5 yrs
39
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
54.8
Layoff (months)Δ 53.6 mo
1.2
LWWWD
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tim Elliott hunts takedowns — 3.69 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Askar Askarov hunts takedowns — 2.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Askar Askarov owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Askar Askarov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 120

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Tim Elliott

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1012
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2293.05/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
10123.55/min · norm 3.48
2102.80/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8683.05/min · norm 3.24
54.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 44.6%
57.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
56.2%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.11/15 · norm 0.18

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

Askar Askarov

Distance 83.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 7.3%)

Tim Elliott

Distance 78.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 7.3%)

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

Askar Askarov

Head 84.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.8% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 9.3%)

Tim Elliott

Head 72.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Askarov L/AAccFlyweight med Elliott L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 174 / 354 49.2% 39.9% 670 / 1877 35.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 24 / 27 88.9% 70.1% 160 / 226 70.8% 70.1%
On the ground 31 / 43 72.1% 69.7% 182 / 283 64.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 176 / 360 48.9% 37.6% 600 / 1735 34.6% 37.6%
To the body 24 / 33 72.7% 68.5% 191 / 361 52.9% 68.5%
To the legs 29 / 31 93.5% 80.0% 221 / 290 76.2% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Askarov L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Elliott L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 170 / 438 38.8% 39.9% 729 / 1773 41.1% 39.9%
In the clinch 22 / 32 68.8% 68.8% 85 / 131 64.9% 68.8%
On the ground 18 / 29 62.1% 70.4% 54 / 76 71.1% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 99 / 329 30.1% 35.4% 622 / 1659 37.5% 35.4%
To the body 67 / 114 58.8% 67.9% 163 / 222 73.4% 67.9%
To the legs 44 / 56 78.6% 80.2% 83 / 99 83.8% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1324.5% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
7045.5% acc · 3.69/15 · norm 1.30
1066.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
3859.4% def · norm 62.5%
23:2931.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
86:3930.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:442:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
58:363:05 per 15 · norm 2:46
20.40/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
191.00/15 · norm 0.58

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