Jimmy Crute vs. Misha Cirkunov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jimmy Crute
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Misha Cirkunov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jimmy Crute
Distance 72.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 18.1% (norm 10.6%)
Misha Cirkunov
Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jimmy Crute
Head 81.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 8.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 9.7%)
Misha Cirkunov
Head 76.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Crute L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Cirkunov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 170 / 395 | 43.0% | 41.5% | 135 / 326 | 41.4% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 70.8% | 52 / 74 | 70.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 72.9% | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 444 | 43.7% | 39.2% | 153 / 348 | 44.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 72.0% | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 82.1% | 27 / 29 | 93.1% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Crute L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Cirkunov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 381 | 56.7% | 40.6% | 113 / 340 | 33.2% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 68.8% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 164 / 318 | 51.6% | 37.7% | 119 / 347 | 34.3% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 51 / 60 | 85.0% | 72.9% | 40 / 60 | 66.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 83.1% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cirkunov has more cage time on record.