Benson Henderson vs.
Rustam Khabilov
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.
Benson Henderson
Full career not yet synced for Benson Henderson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Rustam Khabilov
Full career not yet synced for Rustam Khabilov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Benson Henderson
Distance 74.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.0%)
Rustam Khabilov
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Benson Henderson
Head 66.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 7.9%)
Rustam Khabilov
Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Henderson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Khabilov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 520 / 1340 | 38.8% | 37.9% | 223 / 815 | 27.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 154 / 222 | 69.4% | 67.3% | 30 / 55 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 152 / 239 | 63.6% | 69.1% | 86 / 118 | 72.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 362 / 1203 | 30.1% | 35.0% | 252 / 832 | 30.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 247 / 323 | 76.5% | 69.1% | 49 / 95 | 51.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 217 / 275 | 78.9% | 81.9% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Henderson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Khabilov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 364 / 1172 | 31.1% | 38.9% | 314 / 982 | 32.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 104 / 157 | 66.2% | 68.6% | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 40 | 42.5% | 68.0% | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 216 / 984 | 22.0% | 35.1% | 165 / 775 | 21.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 166 / 250 | 66.4% | 68.1% | 87 / 153 | 56.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 81.5% | 117 / 149 | 78.5% | 81.5% |
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 — Henderson has more cage time on record.