Jorge Masvidal vs.
Rustam Khabilov
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.
Jorge Masvidal
Full career not yet synced for Jorge Masvidal — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 11-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Rustam Khabilov
Full career not yet synced for Rustam Khabilov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Jorge Masvidal
Distance 77.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 8.1%)
Rustam Khabilov
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jorge Masvidal
Head 73.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)
Rustam Khabilov
Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Masvidal L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Khabilov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 808 / 1832 | 44.1% | 38.6% | 223 / 815 | 27.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 202 / 265 | 76.2% | 67.8% | 30 / 55 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 160 / 268 | 59.7% | 67.2% | 86 / 118 | 72.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 695 / 1734 | 40.1% | 37.2% | 252 / 832 | 30.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 281 / 369 | 76.2% | 70.7% | 49 / 95 | 51.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 194 / 262 | 74.0% | 82.9% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Masvidal L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Khabilov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 698 / 1813 | 38.5% | 39.0% | 314 / 982 | 32.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 114 / 163 | 69.9% | 68.9% | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 143 | 62.2% | 68.0% | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 545 / 1603 | 34.0% | 35.6% | 165 / 775 | 21.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 216 / 341 | 63.3% | 69.6% | 87 / 153 | 56.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 140 / 175 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 117 / 149 | 78.5% | 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 — Masvidal has more cage time on record.