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Mairbek Taisumov vs. Diego Ferreira

UFC 7-2-0 vs. 11-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-2-0
UFC record
11-7-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38
AgeΔ 3 yrs
41
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
85.4
Layoff (months)Δ 83 mo
2.4
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mairbek Taisumov carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Diego Ferreira outworks the Lightweight division — 4.95 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Mairbek Taisumov is wasteful with body shots — only 51% land, vs a 69% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mairbek Taisumov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 72
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 184

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Diego Ferreira

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

In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2332.98/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
8924.95/min · norm 3.44
2373.03/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6443.58/min · norm 3.38
39.2%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
40.8%norm 43.65%
64.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.3%
40.77/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.25/15 · norm 0.25

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

Mairbek Taisumov

Distance 89.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.0%)

Diego Ferreira

Distance 88.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)

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

Mairbek Taisumov

Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.0%)

Diego Ferreira

Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Taisumov L/AAccLightweight med Ferreira L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 197 / 531 37.1% 38.3% 703 / 1934 36.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 13 / 24 too few to rate 67.5% 58 / 83 69.9% 67.5%
On the ground 23 / 40 57.5% 68.8% 131 / 170 77.1% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 459 31.6% 35.1% 642 / 1771 36.3% 35.1%
To the body 39 / 76 51.3% 69.1% 189 / 341 55.4% 69.1%
To the legs 49 / 60 81.7% 81.8% 61 / 75 81.3% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Taisumov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ferreira L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 216 / 641 33.7% 38.8% 491 / 1264 38.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 11 / 22 too few to rate 68.6% 45 / 67 67.2% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 12 too few to rate 68.0% 108 / 172 62.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 161 / 554 29.1% 35.2% 463 / 1236 37.5% 35.2%
To the body 46 / 81 56.8% 68.2% 122 / 195 62.6% 68.2%
To the legs 30 / 40 75.0% 81.5% 59 / 72 81.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
763.6% acc · 1.34/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1333.3% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 1.34
2388.5% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
4658.2% def · norm 63.7%
6:388.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
22:1012.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
5:491:06 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
41:373:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
60.50/15 · norm 0.48

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