Brandon Moreno vs.
Amir Albazi
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.
Brandon Moreno
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Amir Albazi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 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)
Brandon Moreno
Distance 91.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 7.3%)
Amir Albazi
Distance 91.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brandon Moreno
Head 84.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 9.3%)
Amir Albazi
Head 84.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Moreno L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Albazi L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1147 / 2684 | 42.7% | 40.0% | 214 / 683 | 31.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 126 | 57.1% | 70.4% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 89 / 136 | 65.4% | 69.7% | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 969 / 2494 | 38.9% | 37.6% | 174 / 629 | 27.7% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 207 / 293 | 70.6% | 68.5% | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 132 / 159 | 83.0% | 80.0% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Moreno L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Albazi L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1097 / 2891 | 37.9% | 40.1% | 377 / 938 | 40.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 82 | 58.5% | 68.8% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 97 / 121 | 80.2% | 71.1% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 840 / 2519 | 33.3% | 35.2% | 266 / 784 | 33.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 217 / 322 | 67.4% | 68.2% | 77 / 115 | 67.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 185 / 253 | 73.1% | 80.3% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 80.3% |
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 — Moreno has more cage time on record.