Davey Grant vs. Grigory Popov

UFC 9-7-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
40
AgeΔ 2 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 77.5 mo
80.9
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Grigory Popov rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Davey Grant outworks the Bantamweight division — 5.58 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.
Grigory Popov's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Davey Grant

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Grigory Popov

Full career not yet synced for Grigory Popov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10635.58/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
903.63/min · norm 3.52
7694.04/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1044.20/min · norm 3.58
45.5%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
37.8%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
55.6%norm 56.6%
40.32/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Davey Grant

Distance 92.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)

Grigory Popov

Distance 88.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Davey Grant

Head 63.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 22.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 8.4%)

Grigory Popov

Head 64.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Grant L/AAccBantamweight med Popov L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 951 / 2169 43.8% 39.0% 77 / 211 36.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 63 / 98 64.3% 68.7% 7 / 9 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 49 / 70 70.0% 70.2% 6 / 18 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 429 / 1476 29.1% 34.9% 40 / 154 26.0% 34.9%
To the body 347 / 527 65.8% 66.8% 34 / 61 55.7% 66.8%
To the legs 287 / 334 85.9% 79.4% 16 / 23 too few to rate 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Grant L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Popov L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 660 / 1534 43.0% 39.3% 97 / 217 44.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 54 / 74 73.0% 70.4% 0 / 3 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 55 / 94 58.5% 72.4% 7 / 14 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1272 35.9% 34.9% 56 / 161 34.8% 34.9%
To the body 183 / 281 65.1% 66.0% 35 / 58 60.3% 66.0%
To the legs 129 / 149 86.6% 79.1% 13 / 15 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1238.7% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
3065.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
545.5% def · norm 66.7%
22:5412.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
0:594.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
27:572:12 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
6:203:49 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.16/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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