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.
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.
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
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)
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/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Tukhugov L/A | Acc | Featherweight 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Tukhugov L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight 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% |
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 — Tukhugov has more cage time on record.