Ricky Rainey vs.
Muslim Salikhov
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.
Ricky Rainey
Full career not yet synced for Ricky Rainey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Muslim Salikhov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 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)
Ricky Rainey
Distance 82.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Muslim Salikhov
Distance 88.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricky Rainey
Head 66.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 8.4%)
Muslim Salikhov
Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rainey L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Salikhov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 46 | 45.7% | 38.6% | 358 / 759 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 12 / 37 | 32.4% | 37.2% | 226 / 602 | 37.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 125 / 176 | 71.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 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 Rainey L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Salikhov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 58 | 46.6% | 39.0% | 291 / 881 | 33.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 61 / 85 | 71.8% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 27 / 62 | 43.5% | 35.6% | 201 / 731 | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 108 / 172 | 62.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 66 / 94 | 70.2% | 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 — Salikhov has more cage time on record.