Fabricio Werdum vs.
Mike Russow
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.
Fabricio Werdum
Full career not yet synced for Fabricio Werdum — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 11-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Mike Russow
Full career not yet synced for Mike Russow — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Fabricio Werdum
Distance 79.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 9.3%)
Mike Russow
Distance 69.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Fabricio Werdum
Head 75.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.6%)
Mike Russow
Head 93.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Werdum L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Russow L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 673 / 1260 | 53.4% | 40.1% | 57 / 144 | 39.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 112 / 155 | 72.3% | 70.6% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 105 / 164 | 64.0% | 70.2% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 568 / 1199 | 47.4% | 38.9% | 87 / 195 | 44.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 169 / 215 | 78.6% | 76.8% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 153 / 165 | 92.7% | 87.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Werdum L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Russow L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 482 / 1199 | 40.2% | 40.7% | 121 / 370 | 32.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 140 | 69.3% | 70.6% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 72.0% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 417 / 1107 | 37.7% | 38.8% | 157 / 427 | 36.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 82 / 115 | 71.3% | 75.1% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 129 / 172 | 75.0% | 84.4% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Werdum has more cage time on record.