BOUTSCOUT
Matchup deep-dive

Omari Akhmedov vs.
Abdul Razak Alhassan

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

9-5-1 Omari Akhmedov · UFC
6-7-0 (1 NC) Abdul Razak Alhassan · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-5-1
UFC record
6-7-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38.8
AgeΔ 2.2 yrs
41
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
60.9
Layoff (months)Δ 42.1 mo
18.8
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCLWL
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.

Abdul Razak Alhassan carries real power — 1.53 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Omari Akhmedov hunts takedowns — 2.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Abdul Razak Alhassan rarely shoots — 0.85 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Omari Akhmedov

Full career not yet synced for Omari Akhmedov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Abdul Razak Alhassan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5352.97/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
3153.58/min · norm 3.25
5122.84/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3534.01/min · norm 3.20
34.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 47.4%
55.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
54.9%norm 53.8%
20.17/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
91.53/15 · norm 0.32

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

Omari Akhmedov

Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.3%)

Abdul Razak Alhassan

Distance 77.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 10.3%)

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

Omari Akhmedov

Head 84.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Abdul Razak Alhassan

Head 84.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Akhmedov L/AAccMiddleweight med Alhassan L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 389 / 1335 29.1% 40.5% 216 / 487 44.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 65 / 100 65.0% 70.3% 52 / 74 70.3% 70.3%
On the ground 81 / 121 66.9% 69.1% 47 / 71 66.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 383 / 1320 29.0% 38.9% 247 / 533 46.3% 38.9%
To the body 89 / 148 60.1% 71.7% 36 / 46 78.3% 71.7%
To the legs 63 / 88 71.6% 83.3% 32 / 53 60.4% 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Akhmedov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Alhassan L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 386 / 990 39.0% 39.5% 267 / 661 40.4% 39.5%
In the clinch 82 / 114 71.9% 70.9% 55 / 78 70.5% 70.9%
On the ground 44 / 54 81.5% 69.0% 31 / 44 70.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 340 / 907 37.5% 37.9% 206 / 601 34.3% 37.9%
To the body 84 / 141 59.6% 71.3% 92 / 124 74.2% 71.3%
To the legs 88 / 110 80.0% 82.1% 55 / 58 94.8% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

3145.6% acc · 2.58/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
533.3% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 1.42
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2850.9% def · norm 63.1%
38:4821.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
12:5114.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
23:431:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
27:024:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.25/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.47

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

Next move

Let the engine settle it.