Joe Proctor vs.
Magomed Mustafaev
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.
Joe Proctor
Full career not yet synced for Joe Proctor — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Magomed Mustafaev
Full career not yet synced for Magomed Mustafaev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Joe Proctor
Distance 89.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
Magomed Mustafaev
Distance 63.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 22.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joe Proctor
Head 83.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.9%)
Magomed Mustafaev
Head 68.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Proctor L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mustafaev L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 183 / 546 | 33.5% | 37.9% | 48 / 101 | 47.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 50 | 60.0% | 67.3% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 510 | 29.8% | 35.0% | 54 / 109 | 49.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 69.1% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 81.9% | 17 / 18 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Proctor L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mustafaev L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 179 / 515 | 34.8% | 38.9% | 44 / 90 | 48.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 90 | 61.1% | 68.6% | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 68.0% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 164 / 478 | 34.3% | 35.1% | 53 / 109 | 48.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 53 / 100 | 53.0% | 68.1% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 40 / 63 | 63.5% | 81.5% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Proctor has more cage time on record.