Li Jingliang vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Li Jingliang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Khamzat Chimaev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Li Jingliang
Distance 90.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.1%)
Khamzat Chimaev
Distance 69.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 28.4% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Li Jingliang
Head 73.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 8.0%)
Khamzat Chimaev
Head 80.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Li L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Chimaev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 736 / 1811 | 40.6% | 38.5% | 221 / 507 | 43.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 75 | 53.3% | 67.8% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 108 | 64.8% | 67.0% | 162 / 207 | 78.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 476 / 1469 | 32.4% | 36.4% | 301 / 588 | 51.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 108 / 167 | 64.7% | 70.7% | 58 / 104 | 55.8% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 262 / 358 | 73.2% | 83.0% | 37 / 38 | 97.4% | 83.3% |
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: 180 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Li L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Chimaev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 597 / 1516 | 39.4% | 39.1% | 264 / 578 | 45.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 89 / 113 | 78.8% | 68.0% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 543 / 1443 | 37.6% | 35.6% | 245 / 548 | 44.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 99 / 151 | 65.6% | 69.6% | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.2% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Li has more cage time on record.