Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Daniel Cormier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +7.5 wins over .500
Alexander Gustafsson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daniel Cormier
Distance 70.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.6%)
Alexander Gustafsson
Distance 85.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Cormier
Head 81.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 9.7%)
Alexander Gustafsson
Head 80.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cormier L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Gustafsson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 546 / 1175 | 46.5% | 41.5% | 575 / 1583 | 36.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 209 / 284 | 73.6% | 70.8% | 59 / 106 | 55.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 156 / 205 | 76.1% | 72.9% | 117 / 156 | 75.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 682 / 1359 | 50.2% | 39.2% | 523 / 1484 | 35.2% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 72.0% | 110 / 205 | 53.7% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 110 / 138 | 79.7% | 82.1% | 118 / 156 | 75.6% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Cormier L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Gustafsson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 570 / 1236 | 46.1% | 40.6% | 496 / 1131 | 43.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 134 / 201 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 101 / 148 | 68.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.4% | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 412 / 1062 | 38.8% | 37.7% | 398 / 992 | 40.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 199 / 256 | 77.7% | 72.9% | 102 / 162 | 63.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 117 / 152 | 77.0% | 83.1% | 159 / 203 | 78.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gustafsson has more cage time on record.