Cody Brundage vs. Mansur Abdul-Malik
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cody Brundage
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Full career not yet synced for Mansur Abdul-Malik — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cody Brundage
Distance 77.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.0%)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Distance 63.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Brundage
Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Head 82.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brundage L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Abdul-Malik L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 197 / 457 | 43.1% | 40.5% | 66 / 195 | 33.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 44 | 63.6% | 70.6% | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 69 / 89 | 77.5% | 69.4% | 44 / 74 | 59.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 501 | 45.3% | 38.8% | 103 / 254 | 40.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 71.6% | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 83.3% | 14 / 19 | 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 Brundage L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Abdul-Malik L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 428 | 37.9% | 39.5% | 151 / 285 | 53.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 87 | 63.2% | 70.4% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 137 / 219 | 62.6% | 69.0% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 278 / 616 | 45.1% | 37.9% | 106 / 226 | 46.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 74 | 52.7% | 71.3% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 82.1% | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brundage has more cage time on record.