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Phillipe Nover vs.
Zubaira Tukhugov

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

1-6-0 Phillipe Nover · UFC
5-3-1 Zubaira Tukhugov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-6-0
UFC record
5-3-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
42.5
AgeΔ 6.9 yrs
35.6
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
113.8
Layoff (months)Δ 72 mo
41.8
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWD
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.

Zubaira Tukhugov hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Phillipe Nover is a submission threat — 0.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Zubaira Tukhugov carries real power — 0.40 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight 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.

Phillipe Nover

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Zubaira Tukhugov

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1631.79/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3573.17/min · norm 3.54
2262.48/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3463.07/min · norm 3.47
35.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
39.9%norm 45.0%
56.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
63.8%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.40/15 · norm 0.29

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

Phillipe Nover

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.5%)

Zubaira Tukhugov

Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Phillipe Nover

Head 76.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.8%)

Zubaira Tukhugov

Head 91.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nover L/AAccFeatherweight med Tukhugov L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 114 / 382 29.8% 40.9% 302 / 805 37.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 44 / 60 73.3% 70.8% 24 / 41 58.5% 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 16 too few to rate 69.2% 31 / 48 64.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 96 / 348 27.6% 37.2% 312 / 817 38.2% 37.2%
To the body 47 / 81 58.0% 68.2% 36 / 67 53.7% 68.2%
To the legs 20 / 29 69.0% 80.7% 9 / 10 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Nover L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Tukhugov L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 360 33.3% 39.2% 330 / 930 35.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 61 / 77 79.2% 70.3% 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 45 / 81 55.6% 69.4% 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 341 28.7% 35.9% 175 / 687 25.5% 35.9%
To the body 55 / 86 64.0% 67.9% 85 / 148 57.4% 67.9%
To the legs 73 / 91 80.2% 81.5% 86 / 121 71.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

628.6% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1639.0% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.19
1744.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
8100.0% def · norm 61.5%
9:1910.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
18:1016.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
31:525:14 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
0:370:04 per 15 · norm 3:12
40.66/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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