Matt Lindland vs.
Murilo Bustamante
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.
Matt Lindland
Full career not yet synced for Matt Lindland — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Murilo Bustamante
Full career not yet synced for Murilo Bustamante — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Matt Lindland
Distance 31.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 26.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 42.2% (norm 10.3%)
Murilo Bustamante
Distance 41.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 45.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Lindland
Head 78.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Murilo Bustamante
Head 94.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lindland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Bustamante L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 172 | 23.3% | 40.5% | 24 / 43 | 55.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 148 | 70.9% | 70.3% | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 143 / 234 | 61.1% | 69.1% | 22 / 47 | 46.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 190 / 436 | 43.6% | 38.9% | 46 / 97 | 47.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 71.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 58 / 69 | 84.1% | 83.3% | 1 / 1 | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Lindland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Bustamante L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 158 | 35.4% | 39.5% | 30 / 123 | 24.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 70.9% | 34 / 43 | 79.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 43 / 66 | 65.2% | 69.0% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 221 | 33.9% | 37.9% | 24 / 123 | 19.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 71.3% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 82.1% | 37 / 42 | 88.1% | 82.1% |
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 — Lindland has more cage time on record.