Marcin Tybura vs.
Alexander Volkov
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.
Marcin Tybura
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Alexander Volkov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 21 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 21 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 51 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 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)
Marcin Tybura
Distance 80.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 9.3%)
Alexander Volkov
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marcin Tybura
Head 77.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 7.6%)
Alexander Volkov
Head 70.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tybura L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Volkov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 677 / 1670 | 40.5% | 40.1% | 1056 / 1909 | 55.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 96 / 144 | 66.7% | 70.6% | 104 / 148 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 202 / 269 | 75.1% | 70.2% | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 629 / 1613 | 39.0% | 38.9% | 734 / 1535 | 47.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 216 / 322 | 67.1% | 76.8% | 269 / 342 | 78.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 130 / 148 | 87.8% | 87.8% | 247 / 291 | 84.9% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Tybura L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Volkov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 711 / 1754 | 40.5% | 40.7% | 593 / 1430 | 41.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 150 / 195 | 76.9% | 70.6% | 42 / 58 | 72.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 72.0% | 117 / 162 | 72.2% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 639 / 1710 | 37.4% | 38.8% | 420 / 1199 | 35.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 181 / 220 | 82.3% | 75.1% | 153 / 230 | 66.5% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 112 / 128 | 87.5% | 84.4% | 179 / 221 | 81.0% | 84.4% |
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 — Tybura has more cage time on record.