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Rustam Khabilov vs.
Diego Ferreira

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

10-3-0 Rustam Khabilov · UFC
10-7-0 Diego Ferreira · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

10-3-0
UFC record
10-7-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39.8
AgeΔ 1.7 yrs
41.5
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
80.9
Layoff (months)Δ 70.2 mo
10.7
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL
The read

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.

Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Diego Ferreira rarely shoots — 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Rustam Khabilov defends head shots well — opponents land just 21%, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Rustam Khabilov

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

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

Diego Ferreira

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

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3391.98/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
7764.70/min · norm 3.42
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
5713.46/min · norm 3.37
34.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 43.5%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
55.9%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
30.27/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Diego Ferreira

Distance 88.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Diego Ferreira

Head 80.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.7% (norm 7.9%)

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 Ferreira L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9% 602 / 1716 35.1% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3% 50 / 74 67.6% 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1% 124 / 161 77.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0% 548 / 1564 35.0% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 169 / 314 53.8% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9% 59 / 73 80.8% 81.9%

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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Ferreira L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9% 423 / 1065 39.7% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 42 / 62 67.7% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 106 / 168 63.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1% 413 / 1069 38.6% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1% 106 / 164 64.6% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 52 / 62 83.9% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
930.0% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 1.38
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
4457.9% def · norm 64.0%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:2311.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
39:493:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.09/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.55/15 · norm 0.49

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

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