Edson Barboza vs. Giga Chikadze
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Edson Barboza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-13 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Giga Chikadze
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edson Barboza
Distance 94.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 8.0%)
Giga Chikadze
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edson Barboza
Head 65.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 8.0%)
Giga Chikadze
Head 74.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barboza L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Chikadze L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1476 / 3425 | 43.1% | 38.3% | 545 / 1325 | 41.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 98 | 81.6% | 67.5% | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 60 / 92 | 65.2% | 68.8% | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 707 / 2371 | 29.8% | 35.1% | 343 / 1050 | 32.7% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 511 / 736 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 158 / 239 | 66.1% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 398 / 508 | 78.3% | 81.8% | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 80.3% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Barboza L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Chikadze L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1494 / 3662 | 40.8% | 38.8% | 494 / 1321 | 37.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 90 / 134 | 67.2% | 68.6% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 271 / 374 | 72.5% | 68.0% | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1343 / 3460 | 38.8% | 35.2% | 369 / 1106 | 33.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 254 / 398 | 63.8% | 68.2% | 104 / 179 | 58.1% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 258 / 312 | 82.7% | 81.5% | 78 / 106 | 73.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barboza has more cage time on record.