Roque Martinez vs.
Alexandr Romanov
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.
Roque Martinez
Full career not yet synced for Roque Martinez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Alexandr Romanov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Roque Martinez
Distance 84.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 9.3%)
Alexandr Romanov
Distance 52.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 42.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roque Martinez
Head 76.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.6%)
Alexandr Romanov
Head 84.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Martinez L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Romanov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 99 / 203 | 48.8% | 40.1% | 158 / 330 | 47.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 70.6% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 143 / 270 | 53.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 184 | 44.0% | 38.9% | 242 / 535 | 45.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 31 / 34 | 91.2% | 76.8% | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 46 / 48 | 95.8% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Martinez L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Romanov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 251 | 42.6% | 40.7% | 157 / 369 | 42.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 70.6% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 50 / 144 | 34.7% | 72.0% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 124 / 357 | 34.7% | 38.8% | 117 / 320 | 36.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 57 / 71 | 80.3% | 75.1% | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 32 / 36 | 88.9% | 84.4% |
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 — Romanov has more cage time on record.