Blagoy Ivanov vs.
Augusto Sakai
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.
Blagoy Ivanov
Full career not yet synced for Blagoy Ivanov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Augusto Sakai
Full career not yet synced for Augusto Sakai — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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)
Blagoy Ivanov
Distance 94.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 9.3%)
Augusto Sakai
Distance 75.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 21.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Blagoy Ivanov
Head 89.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)
Augusto Sakai
Head 72.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ivanov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Sakai L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 377 / 982 | 38.4% | 40.1% | 260 / 661 | 39.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 70.6% | 150 / 187 | 80.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 329 / 933 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 255 / 633 | 40.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 85 / 101 | 84.2% | 76.8% | 121 / 168 | 72.0% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 54 / 71 | 76.1% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Ivanov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Sakai L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 471 / 1061 | 44.4% | 40.7% | 285 / 610 | 46.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 97 | 67.0% | 70.6% | 70 / 86 | 81.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 75 / 95 | 78.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 318 / 876 | 36.3% | 38.8% | 249 / 581 | 42.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 137 / 196 | 69.9% | 75.1% | 125 / 144 | 86.8% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 91 / 102 | 89.2% | 84.4% | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 84.4% |
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 — Sakai has more cage time on record.