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Rustam Khabilov vs. Desmond Green

UFC 10-3-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
83.3
Layoff (months)Δ 5.8 mo
89.1
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Desmond Green defends head shots well — opponents land just 19%, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.
Rustam Khabilov owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Desmond Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 183

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3391.98/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3443.70/min · norm 3.44
3692.16/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2332.51/min · norm 3.38
34.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
46.1%norm 43.65%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
69.0%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Desmond Green

Distance 89.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)

Desmond Green

Head 79.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med Green L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 38.3% 286 / 669 42.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.5% 31 / 45 68.9% 67.5%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 68.8% 27 / 32 84.4% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.1% 232 / 590 39.3% 35.1%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 62 / 94 66.0% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.8% 50 / 62 80.6% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Green L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.8% 209 / 715 29.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 11 / 23 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 13 / 14 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.2% 100 / 537 18.6% 35.2%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.2% 53 / 118 44.9% 68.2%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 80 / 97 82.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1050.0% acc · 1.62/15 · norm 1.34
1161.1% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1875.0% def · norm 63.7%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
5:496.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
5:040:49 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.09/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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