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Eric McConico vs.
Baisangur Susurkaev

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

2-2-0 Eric McConico · UFC
3-0-0 Baisangur Susurkaev · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
3-0-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36.2
AgeΔ 10.6 yrs
25.6
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0.5 mo
2.9
WLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWW
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.

Baisangur Susurkaev is a submission threat — 0.91 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Baisangur Susurkaev outworks the Middleweight division — 5.97 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.25 norm.
Eric McConico rarely shoots — 0.64 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Eric McConico

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Baisangur Susurkaev

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1382.92/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1965.97/min · norm 3.25
1443.05/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1534.66/min · norm 3.20
46.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.0%norm 47.4%
45.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.46/15 · norm 0.32

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

Eric McConico

Distance 85.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)

Baisangur Susurkaev

Distance 88.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Eric McConico

Head 78.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Baisangur Susurkaev

Head 66.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McConico L/AAccMiddleweight med Susurkaev L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 106 / 250 42.4% 40.5% 162 / 320 50.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 32 / 44 72.7% 70.3% 15 / 17 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 19 / 26 73.1% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 231 38.5% 38.9% 99 / 241 41.1% 38.9%
To the body 26 / 38 68.4% 71.7% 63 / 86 73.3% 71.7%
To the legs 23 / 25 92.0% 83.3% 34 / 36 94.4% 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 McConico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Susurkaev L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 215 50.7% 39.5% 124 / 337 36.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 34 / 49 69.4% 70.9% 29 / 37 78.4% 70.9%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 187 40.6% 37.9% 114 / 330 34.5% 37.9%
To the body 43 / 50 86.0% 71.3% 20 / 24 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 25 / 28 89.3% 82.1% 19 / 20 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.

2100.0% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
526.3% acc · 2.28/15 · norm 1.42
2069.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2100.0% def · norm 63.1%
6:2013.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
8:4826.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
15:414:59 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
2:551:19 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
20.91/15 · norm 0.47

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

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