Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Full career not yet synced for Mansur Abdul-Malik — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Nick Klein
Full career not yet synced for Nick Klein — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Distance 63.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 23.9% (norm 10.0%)
Nick Klein
Distance 80.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Head 82.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.4%)
Nick Klein
Head 46.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 34.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Abdul-Malik L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Klein L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 195 | 33.8% | 40.5% | 29 / 54 | 53.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 70.6% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 44 / 74 | 59.5% | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 254 | 40.6% | 38.8% | 10 / 31 | 32.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 71.6% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Abdul-Malik L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Klein L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 285 | 53.0% | 39.5% | 18 / 38 | 47.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 70.4% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 226 | 46.9% | 37.9% | 43 / 75 | 57.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 71.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 82.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Abdul-Malik has more cage time on record.