Muhammad Saidov vs. Dustin Jacoby
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Muhammad Saidov
Full career not yet synced for Muhammad Saidov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Dustin Jacoby
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Muhammad Saidov
Distance 91.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 10.6%)
Dustin Jacoby
Distance 93.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Muhammad Saidov
Head 78.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.7%)
Dustin Jacoby
Head 79.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saidov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Jacoby L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 121 | 43.0% | 41.5% | 840 / 1899 | 44.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 75 / 102 | 73.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 20 / 42 | 47.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 41 / 105 | 39.0% | 39.2% | 617 / 1618 | 38.1% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 129 / 192 | 67.2% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 189 / 233 | 81.1% | 82.1% |
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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Saidov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Jacoby L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 93 | 36.6% | 40.6% | 656 / 1630 | 40.2% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 52 / 83 | 62.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 41 / 61 | 67.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 8 / 45 | 17.8% | 37.7% | 515 / 1470 | 35.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 98 / 147 | 66.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 83.1% | 136 / 157 | 86.6% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jacoby has more cage time on record.