Chris Daukaus vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov

UFC 4-4-0 vs. 5-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-4-0
UFC record
5-6-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 8 yrs
44
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 0"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
35.8
Layoff (months)Δ 6.7 mo
42.5
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chris Daukaus carries real power — 3.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Chris Daukaus rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Shamil Abdurakhimov's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chris Daukaus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 84

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1546.05/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2512.41/min · norm 3.36
1184.64/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3143.02/min · norm 3.19
50.0%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
44.3%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
55.5%norm 52.5%
63.54/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
20.29/15 · norm 0.28

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

Chris Daukaus

Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 9.3%)

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Distance 78.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Chris Daukaus

Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.6%)

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Head 73.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Daukaus L/AAccHeavyweight med Abdurakhimov L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 110 / 241 45.6% 40.1% 169 / 444 38.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 13 / 21 too few to rate 70.6% 60 / 92 65.2% 70.6%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 70.2% 22 / 31 71.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 133 / 282 47.2% 38.9% 149 / 419 35.6% 38.9%
To the body 12 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 47 / 74 63.5% 76.8%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 87.8% 55 / 74 74.3% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Daukaus L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Abdurakhimov L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 234 41.5% 40.7% 118 / 408 28.9% 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.6% 59 / 104 56.7% 70.6%
On the ground 11 / 16 too few to rate 72.0% 137 / 193 71.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 224 38.8% 38.8% 237 / 601 39.4% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 23 too few to rate 75.1% 44 / 65 67.7% 75.1%
To the legs 18 / 18 too few to rate 84.4% 33 / 39 84.6% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
723.3% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 0.95
2100.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1045.5% def · norm 64.3%
2:108.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
12:1411.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
1:040:37 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
18:192:38 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.16

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