Sergey Morozov vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sergey Morozov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Umar Nurmagomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sergey Morozov
Distance 87.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 6.4%)
Umar Nurmagomedov
Distance 76.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sergey Morozov
Head 83.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Umar Nurmagomedov
Head 76.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Morozov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 147 / 374 | 39.3% | 39.2% | 342 / 675 | 50.7% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 70.2% | 131 / 173 | 75.7% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 134 / 359 | 37.3% | 35.3% | 341 / 676 | 50.4% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 66.9% | 99 / 140 | 70.7% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 79.2% | 62 / 71 | 87.3% | 79.2% |
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 · Bantamweight: 121 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 Morozov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 166 / 451 | 36.8% | 39.4% | 215 / 577 | 37.3% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 28 / 47 | 59.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 100 / 345 | 29.0% | 34.9% | 122 / 453 | 26.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 45 / 82 | 54.9% | 66.1% | 77 / 114 | 67.5% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 49 | 79.6% | 78.8% | 48 / 64 | 75.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nurmagomedov has more cage time on record.