Muslim Salikhov vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Muslim Salikhov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Ignacio Bahamondes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Muslim Salikhov
Distance 88.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 8.1%)
Ignacio Bahamondes
Distance 91.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Muslim Salikhov
Head 68.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 20.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.0%)
Ignacio Bahamondes
Head 71.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Salikhov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bahamondes L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 396 / 846 | 46.8% | 38.5% | 638 / 1445 | 44.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 67.8% | 44 / 65 | 67.7% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 45 / 69 | 65.2% | 67.0% | 44 / 74 | 59.5% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 238 / 659 | 36.1% | 36.4% | 395 / 1124 | 35.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 135 / 193 | 69.9% | 70.7% | 168 / 250 | 67.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 96 / 105 | 91.4% | 83.0% | 163 / 210 | 77.6% | 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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Salikhov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bahamondes L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 357 / 1024 | 34.9% | 39.1% | 429 / 1009 | 42.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 87 | 72.4% | 68.9% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 68.0% | 44 / 80 | 55.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 240 / 835 | 28.7% | 35.6% | 303 / 861 | 35.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 125 / 198 | 63.1% | 69.6% | 120 / 170 | 70.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 88 / 124 | 71.0% | 82.2% | 84 / 105 | 80.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Salikhov has more cage time on record.