Bruno Souza vs.
Melsik Baghdasaryan
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.
Bruno Souza
Full career not yet synced for Bruno Souza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Melsik Baghdasaryan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Bruno Souza
Distance 96.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
Melsik Baghdasaryan
Distance 88.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bruno Souza
Head 72.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 7.8%)
Melsik Baghdasaryan
Head 58.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 26.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Souza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Baghdasaryan L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 270 | 38.9% | 40.9% | 184 / 346 | 53.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 204 | 31.4% | 37.2% | 97 / 229 | 42.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 30 / 54 | 55.6% | 68.2% | 78 / 103 | 75.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Souza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Baghdasaryan L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 146 / 278 | 52.5% | 39.2% | 125 / 312 | 40.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 172 | 39.0% | 35.9% | 72 / 223 | 32.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 54 | 72.2% | 67.9% | 48 / 83 | 57.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 81.5% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 81.5% |
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 — Baghdasaryan has more cage time on record.