Jefferson Nascimento vs.
Tahir Abdullayev
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Jefferson Nascimento
Full career not yet synced for Jefferson Nascimento — 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
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jefferson Nascimento
Distance 97.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Tahir Abdullayev
Distance 63.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 29.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jefferson Nascimento
Head 52.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 36.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Tahir Abdullayev
Head 85.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nascimento L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Abdullayev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 33 / 70 | 47.1% | 38.6% | 14 / 55 | 25.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 11 / 38 | 28.9% | 37.2% | 26 / 74 | 35.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 70.7% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Nascimento L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Abdullayev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 55 | 25.5% | 39.0% | 33 / 70 | 47.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 74 | 35.1% | 35.6% | 11 / 38 | 28.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nascimento has more cage time on record.