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Julius Walker vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 3-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
3-0-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
27
AgeΔ 2 yrs
25
6'4"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
78"
ReachΔ 0"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
3.8
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev is a submission threat — 8.45 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev carries real power — 8.45 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Julius Walker hunts takedowns — 4.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Julius Walker

Full career not yet synced for Julius Walker — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Full career not yet synced for Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1753.85/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
195.35/min · norm 3.48
1633.59/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
82.25/min · norm 3.37
57.4%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
57.6%norm 48.45%
42.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
57.9%norm 52.75%
10.33/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
28.45/15 · norm 0.40

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

Julius Walker

Distance 57.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 21.6% (norm 10.6%)

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Distance 48.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 51.5% (norm 10.6%)

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

Julius Walker

Head 72.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 9.7%)

Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

Head 97.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 3.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Walker L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Yakhyaev L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 78 / 175 44.6% 41.5% 7 / 16 too few to rate 41.5%
In the clinch 41 / 64 64.1% 70.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 56 / 66 84.8% 72.9% 12 / 17 too few to rate 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 222 46.4% 39.2% 18 / 32 56.2% 39.2%
To the body 44 / 55 80.0% 72.0% 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.0%
To the legs 28 / 28 100.0% 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%

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: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Walker L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Yakhyaev L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 225 56.4% 40.6% 8 / 19 too few to rate 40.6%
In the clinch 20 / 27 74.1% 68.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 16 / 30 53.3% 70.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 125 / 239 52.3% 37.7% 5 / 15 too few to rate 37.7%
To the body 25 / 29 86.2% 72.9% 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.9%
To the legs 13 / 14 too few to rate 83.1% 2 / 3 too few to rate 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1344.8% acc · 4.29/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
375.0% acc · 12.68/15 · norm 0.87
2100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 66.7%
26:4959.0% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
2:2367.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
2:150:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.33/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
28.45/15 · norm 0.28

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