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Nick Maximov vs. Cody Brundage

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 6-8-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
6-8-1 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
28
AgeΔ 4 yrs
32
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 4"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
48.2
Layoff (months)Δ 43 mo
5.2
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLD

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nick Maximov hunts takedowns — 4.86 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Nick Maximov owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Cody Brundage carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Nick Maximov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Cody Brundage

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 69
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

811.75/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
2942.39/min · norm 3.23
1573.39/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3542.88/min · norm 3.20
40.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 47.4%
45.9%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
51.8%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.49/15 · norm 0.32

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

Nick Maximov

Distance 85.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 10.0%)

Cody Brundage

Distance 77.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.0%)

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

Nick Maximov

Head 87.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Cody Brundage

Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Maximov L/AAccMiddleweight med Brundage L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 61 / 169 36.1% 40.5% 197 / 457 43.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 13 / 15 too few to rate 70.6% 28 / 44 63.6% 70.6%
On the ground 7 / 14 too few to rate 69.4% 69 / 89 77.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 62 / 173 35.8% 38.8% 227 / 501 45.3% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 17 too few to rate 71.6% 25 / 39 64.1% 71.6%
To the legs 6 / 8 too few to rate 83.3% 42 / 50 84.0% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Maximov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Brundage L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 100 / 226 44.2% 39.5% 162 / 428 37.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.4% 55 / 87 63.2% 70.4%
On the ground 47 / 49 95.9% 69.0% 137 / 219 62.6% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 128 / 257 49.8% 37.9% 278 / 616 45.1% 37.9%
To the body 24 / 27 88.9% 71.3% 39 / 74 52.7% 71.3%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 82.1% 37 / 44 84.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1546.9% acc · 4.86/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1442.4% acc · 1.71/15 · norm 1.35
535.7% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
2266.7% def · norm 63.3%
18:1039.3% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
22:0718.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
11:323:44 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
50:446:11 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.32/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
40.49/15 · norm 0.45

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