Malcolm Gordon vs.
Denys Bondar
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.
Malcolm Gordon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Denys Bondar
Full career not yet synced for Denys Bondar — 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 -0.3 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)
Malcolm Gordon
Distance 70.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 7.3%)
Denys Bondar
Distance 89.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Malcolm Gordon
Head 92.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 3.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 9.3%)
Denys Bondar
Head 68.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gordon L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Bondar L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 169 | 32.0% | 40.0% | 104 / 213 | 48.8% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 69.7% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 95 / 221 | 43.0% | 37.6% | 61 / 163 | 37.4% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.5% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 23 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Gordon L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Bondar L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 119 | 48.7% | 40.1% | 94 / 263 | 35.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 71.1% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 117 | 46.2% | 35.2% | 109 / 279 | 39.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Gordon has more cage time on record.