Nolan Ticman vs.
Yao Zhikui
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.
Nolan Ticman
Full career not yet synced for Nolan Ticman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Yao Zhikui
Full career not yet synced for Yao Zhikui — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Nolan Ticman
Distance 74.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 18.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 7.3%)
Yao Zhikui
Distance 85.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nolan Ticman
Head 69.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 9.3%)
Yao Zhikui
Head 90.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 3.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ticman L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Zhikui L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 42 / 120 | 35.0% | 40.0% | 45 / 260 | 17.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 70.4% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 13 / 27 | 48.1% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 37 / 112 | 33.0% | 37.6% | 49 / 276 | 17.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.5% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 80.0% | 11 / 17 | 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 Ticman L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Zhikui L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 171 | 17.5% | 40.1% | 87 / 200 | 43.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 57 | 73.7% | 68.8% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 187 | 20.3% | 35.2% | 84 / 192 | 43.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 80.3% | 33 / 37 | 89.2% | 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 — Zhikui has more cage time on record.