Rashid Magomedov vs.
Rodrigo Damm
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.
Rashid Magomedov
Full career not yet synced for Rashid Magomedov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Rodrigo Damm
Full career not yet synced for Rodrigo Damm — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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)
Rashid Magomedov
Distance 88.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)
Rodrigo Damm
Distance 97.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rashid Magomedov
Head 66.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.9%)
Rodrigo Damm
Head 83.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Magomedov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Damm L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 326 / 712 | 45.8% | 37.9% | 332 / 923 | 36.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 67.3% | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 534 | 39.7% | 35.0% | 246 / 792 | 31.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 118 / 189 | 62.4% | 69.1% | 40 / 69 | 58.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 66 / 84 | 78.6% | 81.9% | 60 / 84 | 71.4% | 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 Magomedov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Damm L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 507 | 41.2% | 38.9% | 505 / 1213 | 41.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 95 | 68.4% | 68.6% | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 340 | 22.6% | 35.1% | 331 / 969 | 34.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 85 / 133 | 63.9% | 68.1% | 99 / 159 | 62.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 112 / 131 | 85.5% | 81.5% | 99 / 124 | 79.8% | 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 — Damm has more cage time on record.