Desmond Green vs. Mairbek Taisumov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Desmond Green
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Mairbek Taisumov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Desmond Green
Distance 89.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)
Mairbek Taisumov
Distance 89.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Desmond Green
Head 79.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.0%)
Mairbek Taisumov
Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Green L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Taisumov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 286 / 669 | 42.8% | 38.3% | 197 / 531 | 37.1% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 67.5% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 68.8% | 23 / 40 | 57.5% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 590 | 39.3% | 35.1% | 145 / 459 | 31.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 69.1% | 39 / 76 | 51.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 50 / 62 | 80.6% | 81.8% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Green L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Taisumov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 715 | 29.2% | 38.8% | 216 / 641 | 33.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 100 / 537 | 18.6% | 35.2% | 161 / 554 | 29.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 53 / 118 | 44.9% | 68.2% | 46 / 81 | 56.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 80 / 97 | 82.5% | 81.5% | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Taisumov has more cage time on record.