Raulian Paiva vs.
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
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.
Raulian Paiva
Full career not yet synced for Raulian Paiva — 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 +1.1 wins over .500
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Full career not yet synced for Zhalgas Zhumagulov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 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)
Raulian Paiva
Distance 94.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 7.3%)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Distance 96.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Raulian Paiva
Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Head 62.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Paiva L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Zhumagulov L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 274 / 709 | 38.6% | 40.0% | 404 / 954 | 42.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 70.4% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 176 / 571 | 30.8% | 37.6% | 155 / 615 | 25.2% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 80 / 125 | 64.0% | 68.5% | 137 / 219 | 62.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 45 / 56 | 80.4% | 80.0% | 133 / 153 | 86.9% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Paiva L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Zhumagulov L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 316 / 691 | 45.7% | 40.1% | 435 / 941 | 46.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 71.1% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 225 / 577 | 39.0% | 35.2% | 280 / 736 | 38.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 72 / 102 | 70.6% | 68.2% | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 61 / 68 | 89.7% | 80.3% | 70 / 83 | 84.3% | 80.3% |
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 — Paiva has more cage time on record.