Bogdan Guskov vs. Robert Whittaker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bogdan Guskov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Robert Whittaker
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bogdan Guskov
Distance 72.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 24.8% (norm 10.6%)
Robert Whittaker
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bogdan Guskov
Head 83.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 9.7%)
Robert Whittaker
Head 83.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Guskov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Whittaker L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 156 / 303 | 51.5% | 41.5% | 1288 / 3106 | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 70.7% |
| On the ground | 71 / 104 | 68.3% | 72.9% | 101 / 159 | 63.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 177 / 350 | 50.6% | 39.2% | 1069 / 2869 | 37.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 153 / 250 | 61.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 82.1% | 267 / 313 | 85.3% | 83.3% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Guskov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Whittaker L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 187 / 376 | 49.7% | 40.6% | 965 / 2563 | 37.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 120 / 172 | 69.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 70.4% | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 135 / 300 | 45.0% | 37.7% | 645 / 2110 | 30.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 48 / 77 | 62.3% | 72.9% | 234 / 378 | 61.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 83.1% | 269 / 324 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Whittaker has more cage time on record.