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Rustam Khabilov vs.
Norman Parke

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
5-3-1 Norman Parke · 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
5-3-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39.8
AgeΔ 0.2 yrs
39.6
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
80.9
Layoff (months)Δ 44.4 mo
125.3
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW
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.
Norman Parke owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Norman Parke hunts takedowns — 1.98 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 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

Norman Parke

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

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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
3943.06/min · norm 3.42
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3702.88/min · norm 3.37
34.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
35.2%norm 43.5%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.9%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

Norman Parke

Distance 86.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 5.5% (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%)

Norman Parke

Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.3% (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 Parke L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9% 306 / 971 31.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3% 53 / 86 61.6% 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1% 35 / 62 56.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0% 273 / 915 29.8% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 73 / 122 59.8% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9% 48 / 82 58.5% 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 Parke L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9% 309 / 958 32.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 41 / 69 59.4% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 20 / 26 76.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1% 211 / 834 25.3% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1% 66 / 106 62.3% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 93 / 113 82.3% 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
1726.6% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 1.38
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3577.8% def · norm 64.0%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
37:2329.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
13:581:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.09/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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