Bojan Velickovic vs. Sultan Aliev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bojan Velickovic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Sultan Aliev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bojan Velickovic
Distance 92.7% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.1%)
Sultan Aliev
Distance 74.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 17.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 8.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bojan Velickovic
Head 70.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.0%)
Sultan Aliev
Head 89.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Velickovic L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Aliev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 166 / 519 | 32.0% | 38.5% | 37 / 97 | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 67.8% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 395 | 23.5% | 36.4% | 51 / 117 | 43.6% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 29 / 54 | 53.7% | 70.7% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 73 / 111 | 65.8% | 83.0% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Velickovic L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Aliev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 156 / 427 | 36.5% | 39.1% | 58 / 176 | 33.0% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 68.0% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 424 | 37.5% | 35.6% | 34 / 129 | 26.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 69.6% | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 82.2% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Velickovic has more cage time on record.