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Shamil Abdurakhimov vs.
Anthony Hamilton

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-6-0 Shamil Abdurakhimov · UFC
3-7-0 Anthony Hamilton · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-6-0
UFC record
3-7-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
44.9
AgeΔ 1.4 yrs
46.3
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'5"
76"
ReachΔ 0"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
42.5
Layoff (months)Δ 62.1 mo
104.6
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

Anthony Hamilton hunts takedowns — 2.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Hamilton owns the mat — in control 43% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Shamil Abdurakhimov's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight 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.

Shamil Abdurakhimov

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

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Anthony Hamilton

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2512.41/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2463.91/min · norm 3.36
3143.02/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1903.02/min · norm 3.19
44.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
65.6%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
45.7%norm 52.5%
20.29/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.24/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Distance 78.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 9.3%)

Anthony Hamilton

Distance 39.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.1% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Head 73.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.6%)

Anthony Hamilton

Head 50.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 43.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Abdurakhimov L/AAccHeavyweight med Hamilton L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 169 / 444 38.1% 40.1% 53 / 148 35.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 60 / 92 65.2% 70.6% 91 / 118 77.1% 70.6%
On the ground 22 / 31 71.0% 70.2% 102 / 109 93.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 419 35.6% 38.9% 77 / 190 40.5% 38.9%
To the body 47 / 74 63.5% 76.8% 151 / 162 93.2% 76.8%
To the legs 55 / 74 74.3% 87.8% 18 / 23 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Abdurakhimov L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Hamilton L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 408 28.9% 40.7% 92 / 233 39.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 59 / 104 56.7% 70.6% 79 / 96 82.3% 70.6%
On the ground 137 / 193 71.0% 72.0% 19 / 21 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 601 39.4% 38.8% 126 / 271 46.5% 38.8%
To the body 44 / 65 67.7% 75.1% 46 / 53 86.8% 75.1%
To the legs 33 / 39 84.6% 84.4% 18 / 26 69.2% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

723.3% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1142.3% acc · 2.62/15 · norm 0.95
1045.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1178.6% def · norm 64.3%
12:1411.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
26:5542.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:192:38 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
4:391:06 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.14/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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