Jerome Rivera vs.
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
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.
Jerome Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Jerome Rivera — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Full career not yet synced for Zhalgas Zhumagulov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 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)
Jerome Rivera
Distance 91.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Distance 96.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jerome Rivera
Head 63.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 20.2% (norm 9.3%)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Head 62.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rivera L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Zhumagulov L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 64 / 234 | 27.4% | 40.0% | 404 / 954 | 42.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 23 / 163 | 14.1% | 37.6% | 155 / 615 | 25.2% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 18 / 42 | 42.9% | 68.5% | 137 / 219 | 62.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 80.0% | 133 / 153 | 86.9% | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Zhumagulov L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 112 | 43.8% | 40.1% | 435 / 941 | 46.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 71.1% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 47 / 107 | 43.9% | 35.2% | 280 / 736 | 38.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 68.2% | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 70 / 83 | 84.3% | 80.3% |
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 — Zhumagulov has more cage time on record.