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Diego Ferreira vs. Rustam Khabilov

UFC 11-7-0 vs. 10-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-7-0
UFC record
10-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.4
Layoff (months)Δ 80.9 mo
83.3
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Diego Ferreira outworks the Lightweight division — 4.95 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Rustam Khabilov owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Diego Ferreira

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

In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 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

8924.95/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3391.98/min · norm 3.44
6443.58/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3692.16/min · norm 3.38
40.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
34.3%norm 43.65%
57.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.7%norm 56.3%
30.25/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

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

Diego Ferreira

Distance 88.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Diego Ferreira

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ferreira L/AAccLightweight med Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 703 / 1934 36.3% 38.3% 223 / 815 27.4% 38.3%
In the clinch 58 / 83 69.9% 67.5% 30 / 55 54.5% 67.5%
On the ground 131 / 170 77.1% 68.8% 86 / 118 72.9% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 642 / 1771 36.3% 35.1% 252 / 832 30.3% 35.1%
To the body 189 / 341 55.4% 69.1% 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1%
To the legs 61 / 75 81.3% 81.8% 38 / 61 62.3% 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 Ferreira L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 491 / 1264 38.8% 38.8% 314 / 982 32.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 45 / 67 67.2% 68.6% 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6%
On the ground 108 / 172 62.8% 68.0% 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 463 / 1236 37.5% 35.2% 165 / 775 21.3% 35.2%
To the body 122 / 195 62.6% 68.2% 87 / 153 56.9% 68.2%
To the legs 59 / 72 81.9% 81.5% 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1333.3% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.34
4658.2% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1161.1% def · norm 63.7%
22:1012.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
41:373:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
60.50/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.48

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