Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Christian Leroy Duncan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.05 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Andrey Pulyaev
Full career not yet synced for Andrey Pulyaev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Christian Leroy Duncan
Distance 81.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 10.0%)
Andrey Pulyaev
Distance 90.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Christian Leroy Duncan
Head 65.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.9% (norm 8.4%)
Andrey Pulyaev
Head 70.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Duncan L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Pulyaev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 434 / 813 | 53.4% | 40.5% | 89 / 204 | 43.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 101 / 134 | 75.4% | 70.6% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 69.4% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 297 / 649 | 45.8% | 38.8% | 58 / 159 | 36.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 99 / 140 | 70.7% | 71.6% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 179 / 209 | 85.6% | 83.3% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 178 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 Duncan L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Pulyaev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 226 / 545 | 41.5% | 39.5% | 86 / 229 | 37.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 86 | 68.6% | 70.4% | 37 / 55 | 67.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 473 | 35.1% | 37.9% | 67 / 203 | 33.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 64 / 89 | 71.9% | 71.3% | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 82.1% | 24 / 29 | 82.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Duncan has more cage time on record.