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Joachim Christensen vs.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov

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

1-3-0 Joachim Christensen · UFC
2-4-0 Gadzhimurad Antigulov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
47.7
AgeΔ 8.2 yrs
39.5
6'3"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
76"
ReachΔ 6"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
109.4
Layoff (months)Δ 39.8 mo
69.6
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Gadzhimurad Antigulov hunts takedowns — 5.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Gadzhimurad Antigulov is a submission threat — 1.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Joachim Christensen carries real power — 1.22 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight 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.

Joachim Christensen

Full career not yet synced for Joachim Christensen — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Gadzhimurad Antigulov

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

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

933.78/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
432.08/min · norm 3.41
813.29/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
874.21/min · norm 3.35
41.3%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
55.1%norm 48.3%
46.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
40.4%norm 52.9%
21.22/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Joachim Christensen

Distance 69.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.4%)

Gadzhimurad Antigulov

Distance 52.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 28.2% (norm 10.4%)

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

Joachim Christensen

Head 86.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 9.7%)

Gadzhimurad Antigulov

Head 79.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Christensen L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Antigulov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 49 / 156 31.4% 41.4% 16 / 41 39.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 26 / 39 66.7% 70.9% 12 / 15 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 18 / 30 60.0% 72.3% 15 / 22 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 68 / 194 35.1% 38.9% 28 / 62 45.2% 38.9%
To the body 19 / 22 too few to rate 71.9% 10 / 11 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 6 / 9 too few to rate 81.8% 5 / 5 too few to rate 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Christensen L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Antigulov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 50 / 109 45.9% 40.4% 30 / 66 45.5% 40.4%
In the clinch 21 / 27 77.8% 68.7% 44 / 51 86.3% 68.7%
On the ground 10 / 14 too few to rate 70.4% 13 / 29 44.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 34 / 92 37.0% 37.5% 60 / 116 51.7% 37.5%
To the body 33 / 41 80.5% 72.3% 19 / 22 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 14 / 17 too few to rate 83.0% 8 / 8 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
736.8% acc · 5.08/15 · norm 0.87
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
8:2033.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
10:0849.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
6:033:41 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
3:182:23 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
21.45/15 · norm 0.27

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

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