Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio Ruffy
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Mauricio Ruffy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.48 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Mauricio Ruffy
Distance 86.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.7% (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%)
Mauricio Ruffy
Head 86.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Ruffy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1212 | 50.5% | 38.3% | 149 / 275 | 54.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 95 | 77.9% | 67.5% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 305 / 780 | 39.1% | 35.1% | 146 / 273 | 53.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 276 / 389 | 71.0% | 69.1% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 125 / 165 | 75.8% | 81.8% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Ruffy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 614 / 1298 | 47.3% | 38.8% | 142 / 383 | 37.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 113 | 72.6% | 68.6% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 464 / 1117 | 41.5% | 35.2% | 64 / 256 | 25.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 150 / 192 | 78.1% | 68.2% | 67 / 106 | 63.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 108 / 141 | 76.6% | 81.5% | 41 / 62 | 66.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fiziev has more cage time on record.