Rob Emerson vs. Manvel Gamburyan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Emerson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.38 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Manvel Gamburyan
Full career not yet synced for Manvel Gamburyan — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Emerson
Distance 86.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 8.0%)
Manvel Gamburyan
Distance 74.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Emerson
Head 84.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.0%)
Manvel Gamburyan
Head 81.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emerson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Gamburyan L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 138 / 519 | 26.6% | 38.3% | 177 / 527 | 33.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 49 | 55.1% | 67.5% | 66 / 96 | 68.8% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 20 / 34 | 58.8% | 68.8% | 39 / 86 | 45.3% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 508 | 20.5% | 35.1% | 180 / 574 | 31.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 69.1% | 46 / 67 | 68.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 60 / 66 | 90.9% | 81.8% | 56 / 68 | 82.4% | 80.3% |
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 · Featherweight: 127 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 Emerson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Gamburyan L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 455 | 28.6% | 38.8% | 290 / 771 | 37.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 59 | 62.7% | 68.6% | 106 / 144 | 73.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 43 / 83 | 51.8% | 68.0% | 55 / 80 | 68.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 495 | 26.3% | 35.2% | 259 / 756 | 34.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 68.2% | 83 / 108 | 76.9% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 81.5% | 109 / 131 | 83.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gamburyan has more cage time on record.