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Loik Radzhabov vs.
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-2-0 Loik Radzhabov · UFC
1-1-0 Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
35.9
AgeΔ 4.6 yrs
31.3
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
24.5
Layoff (months)Δ 20 mo
4.5
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WL
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.

Loik Radzhabov hunts takedowns — 4.65 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady is accurate with strikes at range — lands 55%, vs a 38% Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 52% of their strikes at range on Loik Radzhabov, vs a 39% 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.

Loik Radzhabov

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

Full career not yet synced for Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1402.89/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1194.61/min · norm 3.42
1823.76/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
863.33/min · norm 3.37
44.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 43.5%
46.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.6%norm 56.3%
10.31/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Loik Radzhabov

Distance 80.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 17.8% (norm 8.0%)

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

Distance 89.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Loik Radzhabov

Head 88.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 7.9%)

Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady

Head 63.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 24.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Radzhabov L/AAccLightweight med Al-Selwady L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 254 38.2% 37.9% 105 / 191 55.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 4 / 5 too few to rate 67.3% 12 / 18 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 39 / 56 69.6% 69.1% 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 120 / 278 43.2% 35.0% 63 / 136 46.3% 35.0%
To the body 17 / 31 54.8% 69.1% 21 / 25 84.0% 69.1%
To the legs 3 / 6 too few to rate 81.9% 35 / 53 66.0% 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 Radzhabov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Al-Selwady L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 170 / 324 52.5% 38.9% 61 / 186 32.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 7 / 10 too few to rate 68.6% 5 / 5 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 68.0% 20 / 27 74.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 105 / 241 43.6% 35.1% 59 / 173 34.1% 35.1%
To the body 36 / 45 80.0% 68.1% 22 / 37 59.5% 68.1%
To the legs 41 / 53 77.4% 81.5% 5 / 8 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1557.7% acc · 4.65/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.38
642.9% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
654.5% def · norm 64.0%
10:4522.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:0311.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
14:594:38 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
2:221:22 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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