Giga Chikadze vs. Joanderson Brito
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Giga Chikadze
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Joanderson Brito
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Giga Chikadze
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
Joanderson Brito
Distance 72.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 17.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Giga Chikadze
Head 74.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 17.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Joanderson Brito
Head 71.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Chikadze L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brito L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 545 / 1325 | 41.1% | 40.5% | 124 / 299 | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 69.3% | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 343 / 1050 | 32.7% | 37.1% | 115 / 294 | 39.1% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 158 / 239 | 66.1% | 68.0% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 80.3% | 65 / 77 | 84.4% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Chikadze L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brito L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 494 / 1321 | 37.4% | 39.3% | 111 / 255 | 43.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 69.4% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 369 / 1106 | 33.4% | 35.9% | 130 / 254 | 51.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 104 / 179 | 58.1% | 68.0% | 56 / 87 | 64.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 78 / 106 | 73.6% | 81.5% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Chikadze has more cage time on record.