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.
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.
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
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)
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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Welterweight 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight 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% |
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 — Nurmagomedov has more cage time on record.