Asu Almabayev vs.
Jose Ochoa
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.
Asu Almabayev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Jose Ochoa
Full career not yet synced for Jose Ochoa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Asu Almabayev
Distance 73.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 7.3%)
Jose Ochoa
Distance 92.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Asu Almabayev
Head 71.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 9.3%)
Jose Ochoa
Head 56.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 27.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Almabayev L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Ochoa L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 339 | 45.4% | 40.0% | 230 / 508 | 45.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.4% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 60 / 90 | 66.7% | 69.7% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 330 | 38.8% | 37.6% | 118 / 313 | 37.7% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 58 / 76 | 76.3% | 68.5% | 78 / 150 | 52.0% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 52 / 57 | 91.2% | 80.0% | 63 / 88 | 71.6% | 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 Almabayev L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Ochoa L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 154 / 371 | 41.5% | 40.1% | 132 / 324 | 40.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 44 | 65.9% | 68.8% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 280 | 36.4% | 35.2% | 66 / 216 | 30.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 67 / 104 | 64.4% | 68.2% | 43 / 92 | 46.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 80.3% | 41 / 54 | 75.9% | 80.3% |
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 — Almabayev has more cage time on record.