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Brendson Ribeiro vs.
Magomed Tuchalov

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

2-6-0 Brendson Ribeiro · UFC
1-0-0 Magomed Tuchalov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-6-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
29.9
AgeΔ 3.3 yrs
26.6
6'3"
Height
81"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
0.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
W
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.

Magomed Tuchalov hunts takedowns — 8.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Magomed Tuchalov is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Brendson Ribeiro is a submission threat — 0.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
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.

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 +0.5 wins over .500

Magomed Tuchalov

Full career not yet synced for Magomed Tuchalov — 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 -3.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1682.62/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
352.33/min · norm 3.41
2223.46/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
392.60/min · norm 3.35
39.4%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
43.8%norm 48.3%
52.2%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
66.9%norm 52.9%
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 8.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.4%)

Magomed Tuchalov

Distance 96.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 10.4%)

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

Brendson Ribeiro

Head 68.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)

Magomed Tuchalov

Head 57.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 25.0% (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 Tuchalov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 416 38.9% 41.4% 34 / 77 44.2% 41.4%
In the clinch 3 / 6 too few to rate 70.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.3% 1 / 3 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 290 29.7% 38.9% 12 / 46 26.1% 38.9%
To the body 33 / 55 60.0% 71.9% 5 / 14 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 49 / 81 60.5% 81.8% 18 / 20 too few to rate 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Tuchalov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 166 / 377 44.0% 40.4% 37 / 115 32.2% 40.4%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 51 / 80 63.8% 70.4% 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 309 36.2% 37.5% 18 / 73 24.7% 37.5%
To the body 56 / 89 62.9% 72.3% 4 / 11 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 54 / 66 81.8% 83.0% 17 / 34 50.0% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

337.5% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
857.1% acc · 8.00/15 · norm 0.87
932.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 66.7%
2:213.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
4:2028.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
21:034:55 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
0:080:08 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.47/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
11.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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