Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marvin Vettori
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Ismail Naurdiev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marvin Vettori
Distance 92.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 10.0%)
Ismail Naurdiev
Distance 86.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marvin Vettori
Head 88.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)
Ismail Naurdiev
Head 69.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vettori L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Naurdiev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1353 / 3122 | 43.3% | 40.5% | 338 / 715 | 47.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 129 | 65.9% | 70.6% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 102 / 141 | 72.3% | 69.4% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1206 / 2996 | 40.3% | 38.8% | 220 / 574 | 38.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 153 / 193 | 79.3% | 71.6% | 97 / 137 | 70.8% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 181 / 203 | 89.2% | 83.3% | 92 / 113 | 81.4% | 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 Vettori L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Naurdiev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1351 / 3203 | 42.2% | 39.5% | 203 / 602 | 33.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 87 / 126 | 69.0% | 70.4% | 13 / 26 | 50.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 62 | 67.7% | 69.0% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 918 / 2657 | 34.6% | 37.9% | 184 / 577 | 31.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 261 / 366 | 71.3% | 71.3% | 24 / 40 | 60.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 301 / 368 | 81.8% | 82.1% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vettori has more cage time on record.