Ramiz Brahimaj vs.
Sasha Palatnikov
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.
Ramiz Brahimaj
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Sasha Palatnikov
Full career not yet synced for Sasha Palatnikov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 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)
Ramiz Brahimaj
Distance 87.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.1%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Distance 75.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ramiz Brahimaj
Head 81.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Head 83.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brahimaj L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Palatnikov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 137 / 310 | 44.2% | 38.6% | 90 / 197 | 45.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 67.8% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 289 | 42.6% | 37.2% | 107 / 219 | 48.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 39 / 53 | 73.6% | 70.7% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brahimaj L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Palatnikov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 181 / 390 | 46.4% | 39.0% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 68.9% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 148 / 345 | 42.9% | 35.6% | 88 / 200 | 44.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 77 / 96 | 80.2% | 69.6% | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Brahimaj has more cage time on record.