Luan Chagas vs.
Siyar Bahadurzada
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.
Luan Chagas
Full career not yet synced for Luan Chagas — 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 +0.8 wins over .500
Siyar Bahadurzada
Full career not yet synced for Siyar Bahadurzada — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 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)
Luan Chagas
Distance 90.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.1%)
Siyar Bahadurzada
Distance 69.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luan Chagas
Head 76.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.7% (norm 8.4%)
Siyar Bahadurzada
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Chagas L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bahadurzada L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 169 / 371 | 45.6% | 38.6% | 130 / 452 | 28.8% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 59 / 86 | 68.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 67.2% | 75 / 110 | 68.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 129 / 315 | 41.0% | 37.2% | 191 / 537 | 35.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 23 / 47 | 48.9% | 70.7% | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 82.9% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Chagas L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bahadurzada L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 333 | 33.0% | 39.0% | 223 / 445 | 50.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 30 / 50 | 60.0% | 68.0% | 34 / 73 | 46.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 339 | 31.3% | 35.6% | 167 / 390 | 42.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 69.6% | 49 / 86 | 57.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 13 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 77 / 100 | 77.0% | 82.1% |
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 — Bahadurzada has more cage time on record.