Malcolm Gordon vs. Sumudaerji
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Sumudaerji
Full career not yet synced for Sumudaerji — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Sumudaerji
Distance 87.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (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 13.0%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 9.3%)
Sumudaerji
Head 71.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 15.6% (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 | Sumudaerji L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 169 | 32.0% | 39.9% | 460 / 969 | 47.5% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.1% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 69.7% | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 95 / 221 | 43.0% | 37.6% | 337 / 797 | 42.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.5% | 82 / 138 | 59.4% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 141 / 173 | 81.5% | 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 Sumudaerji L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 119 | 48.7% | 39.9% | 184 / 627 | 29.3% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 70.4% | 63 / 104 | 60.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 117 | 46.2% | 35.4% | 184 / 595 | 30.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 47 / 103 | 45.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.2% | 49 / 81 | 60.5% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sumudaerji has more cage time on record.