Saparbeg Safarov vs. Rodolfo Vieira
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Saparbeg Safarov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Rodolfo Vieira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Saparbeg Safarov
Distance 69.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 23.7% (norm 10.6%)
Rodolfo Vieira
Distance 90.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Saparbeg Safarov
Head 88.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 5.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 9.7%)
Rodolfo Vieira
Head 76.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Safarov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Vieira L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 174 | 34.5% | 41.5% | 367 / 695 | 52.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 51 / 59 | 86.4% | 72.9% | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 221 | 44.3% | 39.2% | 264 / 587 | 45.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 57 / 73 | 78.1% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 97 / 109 | 89.0% | 83.3% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Safarov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Vieira L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 121 | 47.1% | 40.6% | 470 / 969 | 48.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 137 | 47.4% | 37.7% | 377 / 838 | 45.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 88 / 134 | 65.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 63 / 70 | 90.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vieira has more cage time on record.