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Ismael Bonfim vs. Nazim Sadykhov

UFC 2-5-0 vs. 4-2-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-5-0
UFC record
4-2-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
30
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
3.8
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWD

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nazim Sadykhov carries real power — 0.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Nazim Sadykhov absorbs 6.01 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Ismael Bonfim outworks the Lightweight division — 4.75 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ismael Bonfim

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

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Nazim Sadykhov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 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

2414.75/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
2734.75/min · norm 3.44
2234.40/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3466.01/min · norm 3.38
54.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
46.9%norm 43.65%
53.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 56.3%
10.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.52/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ismael Bonfim

Distance 94.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)

Nazim Sadykhov

Distance 84.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ismael Bonfim

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.0%)

Nazim Sadykhov

Head 78.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bonfim L/AAccLightweight med Sadykhov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 418 52.4% 38.3% 200 / 491 40.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 19 / 22 too few to rate 67.5% 49 / 62 79.0% 67.5%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.8% 24 / 29 82.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 343 44.6% 35.1% 179 / 456 39.3% 35.1%
To the body 49 / 58 84.5% 69.1% 65 / 82 79.3% 69.1%
To the legs 39 / 43 90.7% 81.8% 29 / 44 65.9% 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Bonfim L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Sadykhov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 371 39.9% 38.8% 303 / 591 51.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 34 / 40 85.0% 68.6% 32 / 47 68.1% 68.6%
On the ground 41 / 63 65.1% 68.0% 11 / 17 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 131 / 333 39.3% 35.2% 199 / 484 41.1% 35.2%
To the body 43 / 72 59.7% 68.2% 92 / 107 86.0% 68.2%
To the legs 49 / 69 71.0% 81.5% 55 / 64 85.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
433.3% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
545.5% acc · 1.30/15 · norm 1.34
861.5% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1168.8% def · norm 63.7%
3:467.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
7:2913.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
13:574:07 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
12:163:11 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.26/15 · norm 0.48

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