Said Nurmagomedov vs. Bryce Mitchell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Said Nurmagomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Bryce Mitchell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Said Nurmagomedov
Distance 84.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.4%)
Bryce Mitchell
Distance 67.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 25.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Said Nurmagomedov
Head 71.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.0% (norm 8.4%)
Bryce Mitchell
Head 64.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 26.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Mitchell L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 244 / 556 | 43.9% | 39.2% | 188 / 384 | 49.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 63 | 73.0% | 69.0% | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 70.2% | 119 / 147 | 81.0% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 173 / 474 | 36.5% | 35.3% | 192 / 368 | 52.2% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 79 / 108 | 73.1% | 66.9% | 100 / 150 | 66.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 69 / 79 | 87.3% | 79.2% | 45 / 53 | 84.9% | 80.3% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Mitchell L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 155 / 388 | 39.9% | 39.4% | 167 / 471 | 35.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 44 | 72.7% | 70.6% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 27 / 50 | 54.0% | 72.1% | 53 / 72 | 73.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 294 | 30.3% | 34.9% | 145 / 434 | 33.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 91 | 57.1% | 66.1% | 57 / 95 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 73 / 97 | 75.3% | 78.8% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mitchell has more cage time on record.