Misha Cirkunov vs.
Daniel Jolly
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.
Misha Cirkunov
Full career not yet synced for Misha Cirkunov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Daniel Jolly
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Jolly — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 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)
Misha Cirkunov
Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)
Daniel Jolly
Distance 94.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Misha Cirkunov
Head 76.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)
Daniel Jolly
Head 41.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 35.3% (norm 9.7%)
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 | Jolly L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 135 / 326 | 41.4% | 41.4% | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 74 | 70.3% | 70.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 72.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 153 / 348 | 44.0% | 38.9% | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 71.9% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 27 / 29 | 93.1% | 81.8% | 1 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Jolly L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 340 | 33.2% | 40.4% | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 68.7% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 70.4% | 19 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 119 / 347 | 34.3% | 37.5% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 40 / 60 | 66.7% | 72.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 83.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Cirkunov has more cage time on record.