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Brendson Ribeiro vs. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

UFC 3-6-0 vs. 1-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-6-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
30
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
81"
ReachΔ 6"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 21 mo
21.3
WLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov hunts takedowns — 2.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Brendson Ribeiro is a submission threat — 0.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brendson Ribeiro

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Full career not yet synced for Magomed Gadzhiyasulov — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1742.64/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
571.90/min · norm 3.48
2233.38/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
501.67/min · norm 3.37
39.8%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
53.8%norm 48.45%
52.5%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
52.4%norm 52.75%
10.23/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Brendson Ribeiro

Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.6%)

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 10.6%)

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

Brendson Ribeiro

Head 68.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Head 61.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 22.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Ribeiro L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Gadzhiyasulov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 168 / 427 39.3% 41.5% 36 / 77 46.8% 41.5%
In the clinch 3 / 6 too few to rate 70.8% 11 / 17 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.9% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 298 29.9% 39.2% 24 / 65 36.9% 39.2%
To the body 34 / 56 60.7% 72.0% 14 / 17 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 51 / 83 61.4% 82.1% 19 / 24 too few to rate 82.1%

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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Ribeiro L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Gadzhiyasulov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 167 / 382 43.7% 40.6% 21 / 68 30.9% 40.6%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.8% 25 / 31 80.6% 68.8%
On the ground 51 / 80 63.8% 70.4% 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 113 / 314 36.0% 37.7% 27 / 67 40.3% 37.7%
To the body 56 / 89 62.9% 72.9% 14 / 17 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 54 / 66 81.8% 83.1% 9 / 21 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
337.5% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 0.87
1033.3% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1260.0% def · norm 66.7%
2:333.9% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
10:1334.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
21:064:47 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
11:155:37 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.68/15 · 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 — Ribeiro has more cage time on record.