Martin Day vs.
Timur Valiev
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.
Martin Day
Full career not yet synced for Martin Day — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Timur Valiev
Full career not yet synced for Timur Valiev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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)
Martin Day
Distance 92.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 6.5%)
Timur Valiev
Distance 87.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Martin Day
Head 72.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 22.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 8.4%)
Timur Valiev
Head 63.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Day L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Valiev L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 157 / 354 | 44.4% | 39.0% | 220 / 446 | 49.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.2% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 280 | 38.9% | 34.9% | 126 / 323 | 39.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 56 / 85 | 65.9% | 66.8% | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 71 / 82 | 86.6% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Day L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Valiev L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 333 | 43.2% | 39.3% | 124 / 256 | 48.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 43 / 59 | 72.9% | 72.4% | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 321 | 40.5% | 34.9% | 124 / 258 | 48.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 34 / 50 | 68.0% | 66.0% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 79.1% | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 79.1% |
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 — Day has more cage time on record.