Jake Matthews vs. Tahir Abdullayev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jake Matthews
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Tahir Abdullayev
Full career not yet synced for Tahir Abdullayev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jake Matthews
Distance 82.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 8.1%)
Tahir Abdullayev
Distance 63.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 29.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jake Matthews
Head 82.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
Tahir Abdullayev
Head 85.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Matthews L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Abdullayev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 664 / 1706 | 38.9% | 38.5% | 14 / 55 | 25.5% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 100 | 67.0% | 67.8% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 194 / 273 | 71.1% | 67.0% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 665 / 1718 | 38.7% | 36.4% | 26 / 74 | 35.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 161 / 239 | 67.4% | 70.7% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 99 / 122 | 81.1% | 83.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Matthews L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Abdullayev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 517 / 1515 | 34.1% | 39.1% | 33 / 70 | 47.1% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 140 | 70.0% | 68.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 95 / 147 | 64.6% | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 434 / 1402 | 31.0% | 35.6% | 11 / 38 | 28.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 124 / 199 | 62.3% | 69.6% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 152 / 201 | 75.6% | 82.2% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Matthews has more cage time on record.