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Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 11-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
11-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37
AgeΔ 7 yrs
30
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
86.8
Layoff (months)Δ 85.8 mo
1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Arman Tsarukyan hunts takedowns — 3.25 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Arman Tsarukyan owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier hunts takedowns — 2.36 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 175
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Arman Tsarukyan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 102
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3632.48/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
5753.78/min · norm 3.44
4342.97/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2691.77/min · norm 3.38
51.5%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
49.9%norm 43.65%
55.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.9%norm 56.3%
20.21/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
40.39/15 · norm 0.25

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Distance 82.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)

Arman Tsarukyan

Distance 75.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 19.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)

Arman Tsarukyan

Head 78.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Aubin-Mercier L/AAccLightweight med Tsarukyan L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 262 / 581 45.1% 38.3% 352 / 868 40.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 57 / 68 83.8% 67.5% 47 / 64 73.4% 67.5%
On the ground 44 / 56 78.6% 68.8% 176 / 220 80.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 248 / 557 44.5% 35.1% 383 / 902 42.5% 35.1%
To the body 78 / 107 72.9% 69.1% 124 / 168 73.8% 69.1%
To the legs 37 / 41 90.2% 81.8% 68 / 82 82.9% 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Aubin-Mercier L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Tsarukyan L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 748 34.9% 38.8% 194 / 500 38.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 54 / 86 62.8% 68.6% 53 / 66 80.3% 68.6%
On the ground 119 / 149 79.9% 68.0% 22 / 31 71.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 274 / 757 36.2% 35.2% 168 / 449 37.4% 35.2%
To the body 98 / 148 66.2% 68.2% 78 / 116 67.2% 68.2%
To the legs 62 / 78 79.5% 81.5% 23 / 32 71.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2333.8% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
3334.7% acc · 3.25/15 · norm 1.34
2470.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3075.0% def · norm 63.7%
43:3129.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
65:1942.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
34:043:29 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
16:091:35 per 15 · norm 2:50
50.51/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.10/15 · norm 0.48

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