Saparbeg Safarov vs. Tyson Pedro
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
Tyson Pedro
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 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%)
Tyson Pedro
Distance 80.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.6%)
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%)
Tyson Pedro
Head 60.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 21.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 17.7% (norm 9.7%)
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 | Pedro L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 174 | 34.5% | 41.5% | 172 / 311 | 55.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 38 / 52 | 73.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 51 / 59 | 86.4% | 72.9% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 221 | 44.3% | 39.2% | 110 / 234 | 47.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 64 / 83 | 77.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 82.1% |
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 · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Pedro L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 121 | 47.1% | 40.6% | 111 / 321 | 34.6% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 137 | 47.4% | 37.7% | 123 / 349 | 35.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pedro has more cage time on record.