Diego Nunes vs. Manvel Gamburyan

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 6-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
6-8-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
45
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 0"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
162.5
Layoff (months)Δ 45.9 mo
116.6
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Manvel Gamburyan hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Manvel Gamburyan is a submission threat — 0.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Diego Nunes carries real power — 0.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Diego Nunes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 224

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Manvel Gamburyan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2662.96/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2821.94/min · norm 3.54
2903.22/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
4513.11/min · norm 3.47
44.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 45.0%
57.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
54.7%norm 54.85%
30.50/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.10/15 · norm 0.29

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

Diego Nunes

Distance 77.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)

Manvel Gamburyan

Distance 74.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Diego Nunes

Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.0% (norm 7.8%)

Manvel Gamburyan

Head 81.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nunes L/AAccFeatherweight med Gamburyan L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 183 / 467 39.2% 40.9% 177 / 527 33.6% 40.9%
In the clinch 59 / 84 70.2% 70.8% 66 / 96 68.8% 70.8%
On the ground 24 / 49 49.0% 69.2% 39 / 86 45.3% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 109 / 370 29.5% 37.2% 180 / 574 31.4% 37.2%
To the body 73 / 104 70.2% 68.2% 46 / 67 68.7% 68.2%
To the legs 84 / 126 66.7% 80.7% 56 / 68 82.4% 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 Nunes L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Gamburyan L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 484 28.9% 39.2% 290 / 771 37.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 76 / 110 69.1% 70.3% 106 / 144 73.6% 70.3%
On the ground 74 / 86 86.0% 69.4% 55 / 80 68.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 485 30.3% 35.9% 259 / 756 34.3% 35.9%
To the body 49 / 71 69.0% 67.9% 83 / 108 76.9% 67.9%
To the legs 94 / 124 75.8% 81.5% 109 / 131 83.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
555.6% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
3032.6% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 1.19
4971.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2569.4% def · norm 61.5%
11:1512.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
37:0225.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
26:144:22 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
32:533:24 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
80.83/15 · norm 0.46

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