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Rafael Fiziev vs. King Green

UFC 8-5-0 vs. 17-13-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0
UFC record
17-13-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
3.8
Layoff (months)Δ 3.2 mo
0.6
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
King Green outworks the Lightweight division — 6.59 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Rafael Fiziev absorbs 4.81 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Rafael Fiziev outworks the Lightweight division — 4.71 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rafael Fiziev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

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

King Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1712
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7064.71/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
21516.59/min · norm 3.44
7224.81/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
12273.76/min · norm 3.38
52.9%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.65%
50.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
30.30/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.32/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rafael Fiziev

Distance 90.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Distance 87.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rafael Fiziev

Head 58.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 29.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Head 70.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fiziev L/AAccLightweight med Green L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 612 / 1212 50.5% 38.3% 1747 / 3505 49.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 74 / 95 77.9% 67.5% 182 / 212 85.8% 67.5%
On the ground 20 / 27 74.1% 68.8% 222 / 293 75.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 305 / 780 39.1% 35.1% 1252 / 2815 44.5% 35.1%
To the body 276 / 389 71.0% 69.1% 541 / 747 72.4% 69.1%
To the legs 125 / 165 75.8% 81.8% 358 / 448 79.9% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Green L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 614 / 1298 47.3% 38.8% 1057 / 2910 36.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 82 / 113 72.6% 68.6% 73 / 127 57.5% 68.6%
On the ground 26 / 39 66.7% 68.0% 97 / 145 66.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 464 / 1117 41.5% 35.2% 741 / 2402 30.8% 35.2%
To the body 150 / 192 78.1% 68.2% 242 / 432 56.0% 68.2%
To the legs 108 / 141 76.6% 81.5% 244 / 348 70.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1071.4% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2745.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.34
4790.4% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5269.3% def · norm 63.7%
10:497.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
46:1514.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
13:021:18 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
29:381:21 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
60.28/15 · norm 0.48

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