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Devin Clark vs.
Azamat Murzakanov

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

8-9-0 Devin Clark · UFC
6-1-0 Azamat Murzakanov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-9-0
UFC record
6-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
36.3
AgeΔ 1 yrs
37.3
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
29.8
Layoff (months)Δ 26 mo
3.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW
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.

Azamat Murzakanov carries real power — 1.42 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight 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.

Devin Clark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Azamat Murzakanov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 71
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.88 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5883.03/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2834.47/min · norm 3.41
6283.24/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2083.29/min · norm 3.35
54.2%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
56.5%norm 48.3%
44.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
55.8%norm 52.9%
30.23/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
61.42/15 · norm 0.40

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

Devin Clark

Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.4%)

Azamat Murzakanov

Distance 78.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 16.8% (norm 10.4%)

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

Devin Clark

Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)

Azamat Murzakanov

Head 80.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Clark L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Murzakanov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 306 / 736 41.6% 41.4% 196 / 395 49.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 182 / 231 78.8% 70.9% 18 / 22 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 100 / 118 84.7% 72.3% 69 / 84 82.1% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 328 / 767 42.8% 38.9% 201 / 401 50.1% 38.9%
To the body 160 / 195 82.1% 71.9% 71 / 88 80.7% 71.9%
To the legs 100 / 123 81.3% 81.8% 11 / 12 too few to rate 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Clark L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Murzakanov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 656 41.0% 40.4% 183 / 438 41.8% 40.4%
In the clinch 242 / 311 77.8% 68.7% 20 / 26 76.9% 68.7%
On the ground 117 / 155 75.5% 70.4% 5 / 7 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 368 / 815 45.2% 37.5% 98 / 319 30.7% 37.5%
To the body 183 / 219 83.6% 72.3% 50 / 76 65.8% 72.3%
To the legs 77 / 88 87.5% 83.0% 60 / 76 78.9% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2832.9% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
321.4% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 0.87
2058.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 66.7%
59:4330.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
6:089.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
51:403:59 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
6:331:33 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.08/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.24/15 · norm 0.27

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

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