Oleg Taktarov vs.
Ernie Verdicia
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.
Oleg Taktarov
Full career not yet synced for Oleg Taktarov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Ernie Verdicia
Full career not yet synced for Ernie Verdicia — 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 -1.0 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)
Oleg Taktarov
Distance 92.8% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)
Ernie Verdicia
Distance 40.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 60.0% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Oleg Taktarov
Head 74.2% (norm 81.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 5.2%)
Ernie Verdicia
Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taktarov L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Verdicia L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 90 | 22.2% | 27.8% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 72 | 18.1% | 39.3% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 39.3% |
| To the body | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 8 / 20 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Taktarov L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Verdicia L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 172 | 21.5% | 37.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 25 | 48.0% | 66.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 67.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 241 | 33.2% | 47.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 47.0% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 61.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 61.2% |
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 — Taktarov has more cage time on record.