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Borislav Nikolic vs.
Mark Vologdin

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-0-0 Borislav Nikolic · UFC
0-1-1 Mark Vologdin · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-0-0
UFC record
0-1-1
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
33.5
AgeΔ 7.2 yrs
26.3
Height
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.1
W
Last 5 (newest first)
LD
The read

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.

Borislav Nikolic is a submission threat — 2.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Mark Vologdin's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight norm.
Mark Vologdin absorbs 6.40 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Borislav Nikolic

Full career not yet synced for Borislav Nikolic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Mark Vologdin

Full career not yet synced for Mark Vologdin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

573.80/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1334.43/min · norm 3.52
422.80/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1926.40/min · norm 3.58
38.8%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.7%norm 43.4%
58.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.0%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.50/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Borislav Nikolic

Distance 83.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.5%)

Mark Vologdin

Distance 90.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Borislav Nikolic

Head 92.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 4.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.4%)

Mark Vologdin

Head 76.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · 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 Nikolic L/AAccBantamweight med Vologdin L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 41 / 123 33.3% 39.0% 120 / 289 41.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 3 / 8 too few to rate 68.7% 13 / 29 44.8% 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 16 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 136 37.5% 34.9% 79 / 243 32.5% 34.9%
To the body 2 / 6 too few to rate 66.8% 33 / 47 70.2% 66.8%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 79.4% 21 / 29 72.4% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Nikolic L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Vologdin L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 87 41.4% 39.3% 165 / 356 46.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 6 / 14 too few to rate 70.4% 13 / 26 50.0% 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.4% 14 / 18 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 78 33.3% 34.9% 130 / 317 41.0% 34.9%
To the body 7 / 13 too few to rate 66.0% 21 / 37 56.8% 66.0%
To the legs 9 / 11 too few to rate 79.1% 41 / 46 89.1% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1100.0% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
428.6% acc · 2.00/15 · norm 1.12
562.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
4:0527.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
1:425.7% of cage time · norm 17.4%
1:111:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
5:202:40 per 15 · norm 2:24
22.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vologdin has more cage time on record.

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