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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.

13-0-0 Khabib Nurmagomedov · UFC
0-5-0 (1 NC) Pat Healy · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

13-0-0
UFC record
0-5-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37.9
AgeΔ 5.1 yrs
43
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
69.4
Layoff (months)Δ 75.3 mo
144.7
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLNC
The read

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.

Khabib Nurmagomedov hunts takedowns — 5.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Khabib Nurmagomedov owns the mat — in control 55% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 48% of their head shots on Pat Healy, vs a 35% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.
Level of competition

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7054.10/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2553.33/min · norm 3.42
3011.75/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2853.72/min · norm 3.37
48.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.6%norm 43.5%
65.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
46.8%norm 56.3%
20.17/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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/AAccLightweight med Healy L/AAccLightweight 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Healy L/AOpp accLightweight 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%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

6148.0% acc · 5.32/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
925.0% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.38
1184.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1144.0% def · norm 64.0%
94:4155.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
18:1823.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
2:330:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
20:574:05 per 15 · norm 2:46
90.79/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.39/15 · norm 0.49

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

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