Ruslan Magomedov vs.
Josh Copeland
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.
Ruslan Magomedov
Full career not yet synced for Ruslan Magomedov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Josh Copeland
Full career not yet synced for Josh Copeland — 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 +1.5 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)
Ruslan Magomedov
Distance 92.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 9.3%)
Josh Copeland
Distance 80.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ruslan Magomedov
Head 81.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.6%)
Josh Copeland
Head 85.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Magomedov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Copeland L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 158 / 350 | 45.1% | 40.1% | 19 / 74 | 25.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 70.6% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 122 / 309 | 39.5% | 38.9% | 20 / 79 | 25.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 34 / 40 | 85.0% | 76.8% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 87.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Magomedov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Copeland L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 154 | 24.0% | 40.7% | 60 / 156 | 38.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.6% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 160 | 25.0% | 38.8% | 49 / 146 | 33.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 19 / 29 | 65.5% | 75.1% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 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 — Magomedov has more cage time on record.