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Dusko Todorovic vs.
Robert Valentin

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

4-7-0 Dusko Todorovic · UFC
2-3-0 Robert Valentin · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-7-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32.2
AgeΔ 0.9 yrs
31.3
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.1
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLL
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.

Robert Valentin is a submission threat — 2.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Dusko Todorovic hunts takedowns — 2.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Opponents land 65% of their head shots on Robert Valentin, vs a 38% Middleweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Dusko Todorovic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Robert Valentin

Full career not yet synced for Robert Valentin — 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

2994.05/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
341.15/min · norm 3.25
2643.58/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
702.37/min · norm 3.20
54.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.8%norm 47.4%
51.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
32.7%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Dusko Todorovic

Distance 65.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 10.3%)

Robert Valentin

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Dusko Todorovic

Head 83.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)

Robert Valentin

Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Todorovic L/AAccMiddleweight med Valentin L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 359 42.3% 40.5% 16 / 42 38.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 75 / 86 87.2% 70.3% 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 72 / 107 67.3% 69.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 219 / 463 47.3% 38.9% 21 / 45 46.7% 38.9%
To the body 58 / 66 87.9% 71.7% 7 / 11 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 22 / 23 too few to rate 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Todorovic L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Valentin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 428 43.0% 39.5% 23 / 46 50.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 42 / 56 75.0% 70.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 38 / 61 62.3% 69.0% 46 / 56 82.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 163 / 414 39.4% 37.9% 60 / 93 64.5% 37.9%
To the body 75 / 98 76.5% 71.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 82.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1233.3% acc · 2.44/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 1.42
640.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1252.2% def · norm 63.1%
20:5428.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
6:1321.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:152:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
19:029:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.41/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
52.54/15 · norm 0.47

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

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