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Omari Akhmedov vs.
Tom Breese

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
5-3-0 Tom Breese · 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
5-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38.8
AgeΔ 3.9 yrs
34.9
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
60.9
Layoff (months)Δ 5.6 mo
66.5
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL
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.

Tom Breese carries real power — 1.07 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Tom Breese is a submission threat — 1.07 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Omari Akhmedov hunts takedowns — 2.58 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

Tom Breese

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

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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
1883.34/min · norm 3.25
5122.84/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1582.81/min · norm 3.20
34.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
50.9%norm 47.4%
55.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
60.5%norm 53.8%
20.17/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
41.07/15 · 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%)

Tom Breese

Distance 81.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.0% (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%)

Tom Breese

Head 76.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.1% (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 Breese L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 389 / 1335 29.1% 40.5% 139 / 300 46.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 65 / 100 65.0% 70.3% 25 / 32 78.1% 70.3%
On the ground 81 / 121 66.9% 69.1% 24 / 37 64.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 383 / 1320 29.0% 38.9% 126 / 282 44.7% 38.9%
To the body 89 / 148 60.1% 71.7% 49 / 72 68.1% 71.7%
To the legs 63 / 88 71.6% 83.3% 13 / 15 too few to rate 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 Breese L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 386 / 990 39.0% 39.5% 98 / 311 31.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 82 / 114 71.9% 70.9% 19 / 29 65.5% 70.9%
On the ground 44 / 54 81.5% 69.0% 41 / 60 68.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 340 / 907 37.5% 37.9% 105 / 320 32.8% 37.9%
To the body 84 / 141 59.6% 71.3% 31 / 47 66.0% 71.3%
To the legs 88 / 110 80.0% 82.1% 22 / 33 66.7% 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
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1270.6% def · norm 63.1%
38:4821.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
8:5515.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
23:431:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
14:193:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.25/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
41.07/15 · 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.

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