Chris Curtis vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Curtis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Myktybek Orolbai
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Curtis
Distance 95.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 10.0%)
Myktybek Orolbai
Distance 73.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Curtis
Head 78.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Myktybek Orolbai
Head 83.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Curtis L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Orolbai L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 780 / 1635 | 47.7% | 40.5% | 121 / 277 | 43.7% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 70.6% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 70 / 93 | 75.3% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 578 / 1357 | 42.6% | 38.8% | 150 / 313 | 47.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 225 / 312 | 72.1% | 71.6% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 45 / 51 | 88.2% | 83.3% | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 83.0% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Curtis L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Orolbai L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 845 / 1865 | 45.3% | 39.5% | 138 / 330 | 41.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 76 | 59.2% | 70.4% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.0% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 570 / 1548 | 36.8% | 37.9% | 115 / 301 | 38.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 173 / 238 | 72.7% | 71.3% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 167 / 184 | 90.8% | 82.1% | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Curtis has more cage time on record.