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Robert Bryczek vs. Ihor Potieria

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 2-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
2-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 6 yrs
30
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
0.8
Layoff (months)Δ 20.5 mo
21.3
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ihor Potieria carries real power — 0.78 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Robert Bryczek rarely shoots — 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Ihor Potieria absorbs 4.91 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.20 Middleweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Robert Bryczek

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Ihor Potieria

Full career not yet synced for Ihor Potieria — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1542.72/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
2564.41/min · norm 3.23
2123.74/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2854.91/min · norm 3.20
40.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
49.0%norm 47.4%
54.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
51.5%norm 53.8%
10.26/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
30.78/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Robert Bryczek

Distance 88.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 10.0%)

Ihor Potieria

Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Robert Bryczek

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)

Ihor Potieria

Head 80.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Bryczek L/AAccMiddleweight med Potieria L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 338 36.7% 40.5% 198 / 434 45.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 14 / 25 56.0% 70.6% 30 / 49 61.2% 70.6%
On the ground 16 / 21 too few to rate 69.4% 28 / 39 71.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 102 / 297 34.3% 38.8% 172 / 419 41.1% 38.8%
To the body 40 / 69 58.0% 71.6% 31 / 45 68.9% 71.6%
To the legs 12 / 18 too few to rate 83.3% 53 / 58 91.4% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Bryczek L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Potieria L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 374 40.6% 39.5% 153 / 405 37.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 14 / 22 too few to rate 70.4% 40 / 54 74.1% 70.4%
On the ground 46 / 67 68.7% 69.0% 92 / 129 71.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 375 38.7% 37.9% 204 / 455 44.8% 37.9%
To the body 20 / 35 57.1% 71.3% 51 / 90 56.7% 71.3%
To the legs 47 / 53 88.7% 82.1% 30 / 43 69.8% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
320.0% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.35
2379.3% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
666.7% def · norm 63.3%
1:573.4% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
8:2814.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
25:016:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
10:192:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.26/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Potieria has more cage time on record.