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Gadzhi Omargadzhiev vs.
Abubakar Nurmagomedov

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

0-2-0 Gadzhi Omargadzhiev · UFC
2-2-0 Abubakar Nurmagomedov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33.4
AgeΔ 3.3 yrs
36.7
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
45.5
Layoff (months)Δ 7.4 mo
38.1
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWL
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.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Opponents land 58% of their head shots on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, vs a 36% Welterweight norm — a hole in the guard.
Opponents land 54% of their strikes at range on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, vs a 39% Welterweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

Full career not yet synced for Gadzhi Omargadzhiev — 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

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Full career not yet synced for Abubakar Nurmagomedov — 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 +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

501.73/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1332.78/min · norm 3.17
712.45/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
1252.61/min · norm 3.06
36.5%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
53.2%norm 44.9%
38.8%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
65.2%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

Distance 83.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.1%)

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Distance 93.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.1%)

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

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

Head 70.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Head 82.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Omargadzhiev L/AAccWelterweight med Nurmagomedov L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 115 28.7% 38.6% 119 / 233 51.1% 38.6%
In the clinch 14 / 16 too few to rate 67.8% 13 / 15 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 3 / 6 too few to rate 67.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 28 / 97 28.9% 37.2% 90 / 205 43.9% 37.2%
To the body 18 / 34 52.9% 70.7% 20 / 22 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 4 / 6 too few to rate 82.9% 23 / 23 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Omargadzhiev L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Nurmagomedov L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 47 / 87 54.0% 39.0% 89 / 306 29.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.9% 30 / 43 69.8% 68.9%
On the ground 20 / 24 too few to rate 68.0% 6 / 10 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 52 / 90 57.8% 35.6% 68 / 261 26.1% 35.6%
To the body 9 / 16 too few to rate 69.6% 39 / 76 51.3% 69.6%
To the legs 10 / 10 too few to rate 82.1% 18 / 22 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.

222.2% acc · 1.04/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
422.2% acc · 1.25/15 · norm 1.27
360.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 63.9%
1:305.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
20:1942.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
18:069:23 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
1:230:26 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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

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