Damian Rzepecki vs.
Magomed Zaynukov
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Damian Rzepecki
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Magomed Zaynukov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Damian Rzepecki
Distance 96.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Magomed Zaynukov
Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Damian Rzepecki
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.9%)
Magomed Zaynukov
Head 71.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rzepecki L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Zaynukov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 15 / 60 | 25.0% | 37.9% | 53 / 107 | 49.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 46 | 13.0% | 35.0% | 46 / 93 | 49.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 8 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Rzepecki L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Zaynukov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 53 / 107 | 49.5% | 38.9% | 15 / 60 | 25.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 46 / 93 | 49.5% | 35.1% | 6 / 46 | 13.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 8 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rzepecki has more cage time on record.