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Ivan Menjivar vs.
Azamat Gashimov

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

4-5-0 Ivan Menjivar · UFC
0-2-0 Azamat Gashimov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-5-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
44
AgeΔ 8 yrs
36
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
64"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
149.2
Layoff (months)Δ 9.4 mo
158.6
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
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.

Ivan Menjivar is a submission threat — 1.03 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Ivan Menjivar rarely shoots — 0.34 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Azamat Gashimov is wasteful with strikes at range — only 16% land, vs a 40% Flyweight 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.

Ivan Menjivar

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Azamat Gashimov

Full career not yet synced for Azamat Gashimov — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2072.36/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
111.24/min · norm 3.49
2102.40/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
424.75/min · norm 3.24
36.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
21.6%norm 44.6%
65.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
53.3%norm 56.4%
20.34/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Ivan Menjivar

Distance 83.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 6.5%)

Azamat Gashimov

Distance 84.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 13.7% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ivan Menjivar

Head 65.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.4%)

Azamat Gashimov

Head 86.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Menjivar L/AAccBantamweight med Gashimov L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 473 29.6% 39.0% 7 / 43 16.3% 40.0%
In the clinch 32 / 47 68.1% 68.7% 0 / 1 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 35 / 48 72.9% 70.2% 4 / 7 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 92 / 370 24.9% 34.9% 8 / 44 18.2% 37.6%
To the body 63 / 110 57.3% 66.8% 1 / 5 too few to rate 68.5%
To the legs 52 / 88 59.1% 79.4% 2 / 2 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Menjivar L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Gashimov L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 473 27.9% 39.3% 25 / 59 42.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 35 / 48 72.9% 70.4% 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 43 / 88 48.9% 72.4% 13 / 26 50.0% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 107 / 453 23.6% 34.9% 24 / 65 36.9% 35.2%
To the body 56 / 96 58.3% 66.0% 15 / 20 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 47 / 60 78.3% 79.1% 3 / 5 too few to rate 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

228.6% acc · 0.34/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.30
830.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 62.5%
4:134.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
2:0223.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
36:096:11 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
1:462:59 per 15 · norm 2:44
61.03/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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