Muhammad Mokaev vs.
Malcolm Gordon
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.
Muhammad Mokaev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Malcolm Gordon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Muhammad Mokaev
Distance 83.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 7.3%)
Malcolm Gordon
Distance 70.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Muhammad Mokaev
Head 64.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)
Malcolm Gordon
Head 92.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 3.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mokaev L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Gordon L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 261 | 38.7% | 40.0% | 54 / 169 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 69.7% | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 202 | 37.6% | 37.6% | 95 / 221 | 43.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 45 / 69 | 65.2% | 68.5% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 21 / 42 | 50.0% | 80.0% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Mokaev L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Gordon L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 75 / 233 | 32.2% | 40.1% | 58 / 119 | 48.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 26 / 28 | 92.9% | 71.1% | 25 / 30 | 83.3% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 207 | 36.7% | 35.2% | 54 / 117 | 46.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 68.2% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 15 / 35 | 42.9% | 80.3% | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Mokaev has more cage time on record.