Misha Cirkunov vs. Alex Nicholson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Misha Cirkunov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Alex Nicholson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Misha Cirkunov
Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.6%)
Alex Nicholson
Distance 94.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Misha Cirkunov
Head 76.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)
Alex Nicholson
Head 75.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cirkunov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Nicholson L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 135 / 326 | 41.4% | 41.5% | 109 / 254 | 42.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 74 | 70.3% | 70.8% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 72.9% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 348 | 44.0% | 39.2% | 67 / 201 | 33.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 72.0% | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 27 / 29 | 93.1% | 82.1% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Cirkunov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Nicholson L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 340 | 33.2% | 40.6% | 89 / 190 | 46.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 68.8% | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 70.4% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 119 / 347 | 34.3% | 37.7% | 92 / 200 | 46.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 60 | 66.7% | 72.9% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 83.1% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cirkunov has more cage time on record.