Israel Adesanya vs. Shara Magomedov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Israel Adesanya
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.8 wins over .500
Shara Magomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.66 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Israel Adesanya
Distance 95.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 10.0%)
Shara Magomedov
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Israel Adesanya
Head 67.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 8.4%)
Shara Magomedov
Head 54.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 24.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Adesanya L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Magomedov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1212 / 2580 | 47.0% | 40.5% | 431 / 717 | 60.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 70.6% | 77 / 102 | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 69.4% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 645 / 1843 | 35.0% | 38.8% | 226 / 472 | 47.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 274 / 394 | 69.5% | 71.6% | 168 / 211 | 79.6% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 394 / 477 | 82.6% | 83.3% | 146 / 177 | 82.5% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Adesanya L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Magomedov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 914 / 2191 | 41.7% | 39.5% | 272 / 540 | 50.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 121 | 72.7% | 70.4% | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 69.0% | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 609 / 1767 | 34.5% | 37.9% | 194 / 429 | 45.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 224 / 309 | 72.5% | 71.3% | 74 / 105 | 70.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 216 / 296 | 73.0% | 82.1% | 84 / 111 | 75.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Adesanya has more cage time on record.