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Joel Faglier vs. Javad Mahjoub

UFC 1-0-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
25
AgeΔ 9 yrs
34
—
Height
—
—
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
0.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.1
W
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Javad Mahjoub carries real power — 4.18 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Heavyweight norm.
Joel Faglier absorbs 8.35 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.19 Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Javad Mahjoub outworks the Heavyweight division — 8.35 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.28 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joel Faglier

Full career not yet synced for Joel Faglier — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Javad Mahjoub

Competition tierWL
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.41 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 5 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

517.10/min · norm 3.28
Sig. strikes landed
608.35/min · norm 3.28
608.35/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
517.10/min · norm 3.19
67.1%norm 47.5%
Striking accuracy
52.6%norm 47.5%
47.4%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
32.9%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
24.18/15 · norm 0.29

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

Joel Faglier

Distance 88.2% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 9.3%)

Javad Mahjoub

Distance 69.3% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 21.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Joel Faglier

Head 52.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 39.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 7.6%)

Javad Mahjoub

Head 92.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Faglier L/AAccHeavyweight med Mahjoub L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 67 65.7% 40.1% 37 / 79 46.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 6 / 11 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 4 / 5 too few to rate 70.2% 17 / 24 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 40 47.5% 39.0% 54 / 105 51.4% 39.0%
To the body 26 / 30 86.7% 77.0% 5 / 7 too few to rate 77.0%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 87.8% 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Faglier L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Mahjoub L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 37 / 79 46.8% 40.7% 44 / 67 65.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 6 / 11 too few to rate 70.6% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 17 / 24 too few to rate 72.2% 4 / 5 too few to rate 72.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 105 51.4% 39.3% 19 / 40 47.5% 39.3%
To the body 5 / 7 too few to rate 75.1% 26 / 30 86.7% 75.1%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 84.4% 6 / 6 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 2.09/15 · norm 0.90
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 2.09/15 · norm 0.90
266.7% def · norm 63.2%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 63.2%
0:020.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:3622.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
1:363:20 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control lower is better
0:020:04 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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