Michel Prazeres vs.
Mairbek Taisumov
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.
Michel Prazeres
Full career not yet synced for Michel Prazeres — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Mairbek Taisumov
Full career not yet synced for Mairbek Taisumov — 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 +0.8 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)
Michel Prazeres
Distance 83.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.0%)
Mairbek Taisumov
Distance 89.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michel Prazeres
Head 77.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Mairbek Taisumov
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Prazeres L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Taisumov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 298 / 717 | 41.6% | 37.9% | 197 / 531 | 37.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 67 | 62.7% | 67.3% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 67 / 79 | 84.8% | 69.1% | 23 / 40 | 57.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 273 / 668 | 40.9% | 35.0% | 145 / 459 | 31.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 63 / 108 | 58.3% | 69.1% | 39 / 76 | 51.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 71 / 87 | 81.6% | 81.9% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Prazeres L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Taisumov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 290 / 821 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 216 / 641 | 33.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 105 | 77.1% | 68.6% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 68.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 766 | 30.4% | 35.1% | 161 / 554 | 29.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 117 / 154 | 76.0% | 68.1% | 46 / 81 | 56.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 80 / 93 | 86.0% | 81.5% | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
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 — Prazeres has more cage time on record.