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Dennis Buzukja vs.
Bogdan Grad

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-5-0 Dennis Buzukja · UFC
2-2-0 Bogdan Grad · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-5-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
28.8
AgeΔ 2.1 yrs
30.9
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.1
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLW
The read

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.

Bogdan Grad hunts takedowns — 5.33 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Bogdan Grad owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Dennis Buzukja rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Dennis Buzukja

Full career not yet synced for Dennis Buzukja — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Bogdan Grad

Full career not yet synced for Bogdan Grad — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2454.71/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1283.25/min · norm 3.54
2504.80/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1122.84/min · norm 3.47
42.9%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
59.0%norm 45.0%
51.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
48.6%norm 54.85%
10.29/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Dennis Buzukja

Distance 93.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)

Bogdan Grad

Distance 55.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 30.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Dennis Buzukja

Head 74.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.8%)

Bogdan Grad

Head 74.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Buzukja L/AAccFeatherweight med Grad L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 226 / 532 42.5% 40.9% 52 / 120 43.3% 40.9%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.8% 24 / 31 77.4% 70.8%
On the ground 9 / 24 too few to rate 69.2% 52 / 66 78.8% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 425 35.1% 37.2% 87 / 161 54.0% 37.2%
To the body 55 / 94 58.5% 68.2% 23 / 32 71.9% 68.2%
To the legs 41 / 52 78.8% 80.7% 18 / 24 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Buzukja L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Grad L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 464 45.0% 39.2% 93 / 193 48.2% 39.2%
In the clinch 18 / 23 too few to rate 70.3% 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 23 / 29 79.3% 69.4% 11 / 14 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 401 42.4% 35.9% 76 / 176 43.2% 35.9%
To the body 43 / 77 55.8% 67.9% 20 / 23 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 37 / 38 97.4% 81.5% 16 / 19 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1437.8% acc · 5.33/15 · norm 1.19
1661.5% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 61.5%
2:455.3% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
17:4645.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
16:254:43 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
5:212:02 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
20.76/15 · norm 0.46

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

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