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Christos Giagos vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC 6-8-0 vs. 11-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-0
UFC record
11-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 6 yrs
30
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
30.5
Layoff (months)Δ 29.5 mo
1
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Arman Tsarukyan hunts takedowns — 3.25 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Arman Tsarukyan owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Christos Giagos hunts takedowns — 2.84 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Christos Giagos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 114

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Arman Tsarukyan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 102
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3533.03/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
5753.78/min · norm 3.44
3733.21/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2691.77/min · norm 3.38
41.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 43.65%
50.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.9%norm 56.3%
10.13/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
40.39/15 · norm 0.25

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

Christos Giagos

Distance 80.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)

Arman Tsarukyan

Distance 75.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 19.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Christos Giagos

Head 80.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.0%)

Arman Tsarukyan

Head 78.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Giagos L/AAccLightweight med Tsarukyan L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 680 38.4% 38.3% 352 / 868 40.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 41 / 65 63.1% 67.5% 47 / 64 73.4% 67.5%
On the ground 51 / 99 51.5% 68.8% 176 / 220 80.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 232 / 682 34.0% 35.1% 383 / 902 42.5% 35.1%
To the body 81 / 117 69.2% 69.1% 124 / 168 73.8% 69.1%
To the legs 40 / 45 88.9% 81.8% 68 / 82 82.9% 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Giagos L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tsarukyan L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 250 / 599 41.7% 38.8% 194 / 500 38.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 68 / 90 75.6% 68.6% 53 / 66 80.3% 68.6%
On the ground 55 / 69 79.7% 68.0% 22 / 31 71.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 225 / 561 40.1% 35.2% 168 / 449 37.4% 35.2%
To the body 85 / 122 69.7% 68.2% 78 / 116 67.2% 68.2%
To the legs 63 / 75 84.0% 81.5% 23 / 32 71.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2236.7% acc · 2.84/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
3334.7% acc · 3.25/15 · norm 1.34
1252.2% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3075.0% def · norm 63.7%
34:5130.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
65:1942.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
21:342:46 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
16:091:35 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.39/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.10/15 · norm 0.48

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