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Michel Pereira vs. Abus Magomedov

UFC 10-6-0 vs. 5-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-6-0
UFC record
5-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
33
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
73"
ReachΔ 5"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
3.8
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Abus Magomedov hunts takedowns — 2.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Michel Pereira absorbs 4.32 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.
Michel Pereira is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Michel Pereira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 106
Tier 3 — regional circuit 229

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 49 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Abus Magomedov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 3 — regional circuit 213

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7524.28/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
2393.06/min · norm 3.23
7594.32/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2613.34/min · norm 3.20
51.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.7%norm 47.4%
50.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 53.8%
40.34/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.38/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Michel Pereira

Distance 88.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.0%)

Abus Magomedov

Distance 92.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 6.3% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Michel Pereira

Head 61.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 31.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)

Abus Magomedov

Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 22.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Pereira L/AAccMiddleweight med Magomedov L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 629 / 1294 48.6% 40.5% 207 / 452 45.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 83 / 99 83.8% 70.6% 8 / 8 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 40 / 70 57.1% 69.4% 24 / 31 77.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 352 / 905 38.9% 38.8% 135 / 346 39.0% 38.8%
To the body 319 / 457 69.8% 71.6% 74 / 109 67.9% 71.6%
To the legs 81 / 101 80.2% 83.3% 30 / 36 83.3% 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 Pereira L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Magomedov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 557 / 1273 43.8% 39.5% 239 / 565 42.3% 39.5%
In the clinch 62 / 90 68.9% 70.4% 2 / 5 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 140 / 177 79.1% 69.0% 20 / 29 69.0% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 471 / 1154 40.8% 37.9% 174 / 457 38.1% 37.9%
To the body 155 / 225 68.9% 71.3% 54 / 88 61.4% 71.3%
To the legs 133 / 161 82.6% 82.1% 33 / 54 61.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1352.0% acc · 1.11/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1359.1% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 1.35
4175.9% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
5100.0% def · norm 63.3%
15:428.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
20:1025.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
28:232:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
6:001:09 per 15 · norm 3:00
70.60/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
30.58/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pereira has more cage time on record.