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.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Susurkaev L/A | Acc | Middleweight 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/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Susurkaev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight 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% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McConico has more cage time on record.