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John Makdessi vs. Nasrat Haqparast

UFC 11-9-0 vs. 10-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-9-0
UFC record
10-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
41
AgeΔ 10 yrs
31
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
68"
ReachΔ 4"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
37.4
Layoff (months)Δ 35.5 mo
1.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nasrat Haqparast carries real power — 0.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
John Makdessi rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Nasrat Haqparast absorbs 6.18 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

John Makdessi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 119
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Nasrat Haqparast

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 105
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.17 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

13405.52/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
11916.24/min · norm 3.44
10084.15/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
11816.18/min · norm 3.38
49.8%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 43.65%
68.0%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.1%norm 56.3%
60.37/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.55/15 · norm 0.25

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

John Makdessi

Distance 93.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

Nasrat Haqparast

Distance 92.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

John Makdessi

Head 63.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.0%)

Nasrat Haqparast

Head 84.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Makdessi L/AAccLightweight med Haqparast L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1249 / 2520 49.6% 38.3% 1062 / 2425 43.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 64 / 115 55.7% 67.5% 75 / 101 74.3% 67.5%
On the ground 27 / 55 49.1% 68.8% 54 / 95 56.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 678 / 1707 39.7% 35.1% 878 / 2211 39.7% 35.1%
To the body 325 / 567 57.3% 69.1% 268 / 350 76.6% 69.1%
To the legs 337 / 416 81.0% 81.8% 45 / 60 75.0% 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Makdessi L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Haqparast L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 942 / 3050 30.9% 38.8% 1096 / 2995 36.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 41 / 66 62.1% 68.6% 56 / 81 69.1% 68.6%
On the ground 25 / 38 65.8% 68.0% 29 / 36 80.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 572 / 2497 22.9% 35.2% 777 / 2580 30.1% 35.2%
To the body 204 / 363 56.2% 68.2% 227 / 335 67.8% 68.2%
To the legs 232 / 294 78.9% 81.5% 177 / 197 89.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
418.2% acc · 0.31/15 · norm 1.34
4486.3% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
4584.9% def · norm 63.7%
3:481.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
6:543.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
9:310:35 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
20:031:34 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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