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.
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.
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
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)
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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Antigulov L/A | Acc | Light 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Antigulov L/A | Opp acc | Light 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% |
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 — Antigulov has more cage time on record.