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Igor Zinoviev vs.
Frank Shamrock

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

0-1-0 Igor Zinoviev · UFC
5-0-0 Frank Shamrock · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-1-0
UFC record
5-0-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
Age
53
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
340.8
Layoff (months)Δ 18.4 mo
322.4
L
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW
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.

Frank Shamrock is a submission threat — 3.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 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

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.

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

Frank Shamrock

Full career not yet synced for Frank Shamrock — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

00.00/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
772.23/min · norm 3.41
25.45/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
401.16/min · norm 3.35
0.0%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
60.6%norm 48.3%
50.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
65.2%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.87/15 · norm 0.40

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

Igor Zinoviev

Distance 100.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

Frank Shamrock

Distance 58.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 22.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 10.4%)

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

Igor Zinoviev

Head 100.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)

Frank Shamrock

Head 44.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 28.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 27.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zinoviev L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Shamrock L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 2 too few to rate 41.4% 35 / 74 47.3% 41.4%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.9% 20 / 28 71.4% 70.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 22 / 25 88.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 2 too few to rate 38.9% 20 / 56 35.7% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 71.9% 30 / 36 83.3% 71.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.8% 27 / 35 77.1% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Zinoviev L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Shamrock L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 3 too few to rate 40.4% 10 / 47 21.3% 40.4%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.7% 0 / 11 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.4% 30 / 57 52.6% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 1 / 1 too few to rate 37.5% 32 / 103 31.1% 37.5%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 3 / 5 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 1 / 3 too few to rate 83.0% 5 / 7 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 0.87
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
729.2% def · norm 66.7%
— of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:131.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
— per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
15:506:53 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
93.92/15 · norm 0.27

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

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