Rafael Fiziev vs.
Brad Riddell
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.
Rafael Fiziev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Brad Riddell
Full career not yet synced for Brad Riddell — 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 +2.0 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)
Rafael Fiziev
Distance 90.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
Brad Riddell
Distance 88.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Fiziev
Head 58.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 29.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.9%)
Brad Riddell
Head 75.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fiziev L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Riddell L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1212 | 50.5% | 37.9% | 297 / 591 | 50.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 95 | 77.9% | 67.3% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 69.1% | 47 / 61 | 77.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 305 / 780 | 39.1% | 35.0% | 233 / 509 | 45.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 276 / 389 | 71.0% | 69.1% | 80 / 110 | 72.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 125 / 165 | 75.8% | 81.9% | 47 / 52 | 90.4% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Fiziev L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Riddell L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 614 / 1298 | 47.3% | 38.9% | 240 / 545 | 44.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 68.6% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 464 / 1117 | 41.5% | 35.1% | 169 / 453 | 37.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 150 / 192 | 78.1% | 68.1% | 62 / 79 | 78.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 108 / 141 | 76.6% | 81.5% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 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 — Fiziev has more cage time on record.