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Nazim Sadykhov vs.
Matheus Camilo

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

4-2-1 Nazim Sadykhov · UFC
2-1-0 Matheus Camilo · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-2-1
UFC record
2-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
32.2
AgeΔ 6.6 yrs
25.6
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
1.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.3
LLWWD
Last 5 (newest first)
WWL
The read

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.

Matheus Camilo hunts takedowns — 4.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Matheus Camilo carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Nazim Sadykhov carries real power — 0.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Nazim Sadykhov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Matheus Camilo

Full career not yet synced for Matheus Camilo — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2734.75/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
562.22/min · norm 3.42
3466.01/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
773.05/min · norm 3.37
46.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.1%norm 43.5%
47.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
66.7%norm 56.3%
20.52/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.59/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Nazim Sadykhov

Distance 84.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 8.0%)

Matheus Camilo

Distance 92.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Nazim Sadykhov

Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)

Matheus Camilo

Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.5% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Sadykhov L/AAccLightweight med Camilo L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 200 / 491 40.7% 37.9% 51 / 120 42.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 49 / 62 79.0% 67.3% 1 / 3 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 24 / 29 82.8% 69.1% 4 / 7 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 179 / 456 39.3% 35.0% 36 / 103 35.0% 35.0%
To the body 65 / 82 79.3% 69.1% 10 / 12 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 29 / 44 65.9% 81.9% 10 / 15 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Sadykhov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Camilo L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 303 / 591 51.3% 38.9% 74 / 227 32.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 32 / 47 68.1% 68.6% 2 / 3 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 11 / 17 too few to rate 68.0% 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 199 / 484 41.1% 35.1% 44 / 176 25.0% 35.1%
To the body 92 / 107 86.0% 68.1% 19 / 30 63.3% 68.1%
To the legs 55 / 64 85.9% 81.5% 14 / 25 56.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

545.5% acc · 1.30/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
753.8% acc · 4.16/15 · norm 1.38
1168.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.0%
7:2913.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
5:5523.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
12:163:11 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
2:361:32 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.26/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.59/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sadykhov has more cage time on record.

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