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Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev

UFC 5-0-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
53
Age
—
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
—
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
324.8
Layoff (months)Δ 18.4 mo
343.2
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Frank Shamrock is a submission threat — 3.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Frank Shamrock carries real power — 0.87 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Igor Zinoviev's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Frank Shamrock

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1710

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

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

Igor Zinoviev

Full career not yet synced for Igor Zinoviev — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

772.23/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
00.00/min · norm 3.48
401.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
25.45/min · norm 3.37
60.6%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
0.0%norm 48.45%
65.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 52.75%
20.87/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Frank Shamrock

Distance 58.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 22.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 10.6%)

Igor Zinoviev

Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)

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

Frank Shamrock

Head 44.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 28.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 27.6% (norm 9.7%)

Igor Zinoviev

Head 100.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Shamrock L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Zinoviev L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 35 / 74 47.3% 41.5% 0 / 2 too few to rate 41.5%
In the clinch 20 / 28 71.4% 70.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 22 / 25 88.0% 72.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 20 / 56 35.7% 39.2% 0 / 2 too few to rate 39.2%
To the body 30 / 36 83.3% 72.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 27 / 35 77.1% 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Shamrock L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Zinoviev L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 10 / 47 21.3% 40.6% 1 / 3 too few to rate 40.6%
In the clinch 0 / 11 too few to rate 68.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 30 / 57 52.6% 70.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 32 / 103 31.1% 37.7% 1 / 1 too few to rate 37.7%
To the body 3 / 5 too few to rate 72.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 5 / 7 too few to rate 83.1% 1 / 3 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
729.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:131.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
—— of cage time · norm 17.1%
15:506:53 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
—— per 15 · norm 2:50
93.92/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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