Khabib Nurmagomedov vs.
Pat Healy
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.
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Full career not yet synced for Khabib Nurmagomedov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Pat Healy
Full career not yet synced for Pat Healy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 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)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Distance 61.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 36.1% (norm 8.0%)
Pat Healy
Distance 81.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Head 91.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 7.9%)
Pat Healy
Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Healy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 298 / 883 | 33.7% | 37.9% | 171 / 603 | 28.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 67.3% | 58 / 89 | 65.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 380 / 521 | 72.9% | 69.1% | 26 / 45 | 57.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 604 / 1318 | 45.8% | 35.0% | 154 / 578 | 26.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 65 / 87 | 74.7% | 69.1% | 76 / 132 | 57.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 81.9% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 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 Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Healy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 260 / 822 | 31.6% | 38.9% | 208 / 428 | 48.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 68.6% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 661 | 25.3% | 35.1% | 218 / 451 | 48.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 88 / 155 | 56.8% | 68.1% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 46 / 54 | 85.2% | 81.5% | 30 / 34 | 88.2% | 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 — Nurmagomedov has more cage time on record.