Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Chris Daukaus
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shamil Abdurakhimov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Chris Daukaus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shamil Abdurakhimov
Distance 78.3% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 9.3%)
Chris Daukaus
Distance 78.2% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (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%)
Chris Daukaus
Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 169 / 444 | 38.1% | 40.1% | 110 / 241 | 45.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 92 | 65.2% | 70.4% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 70.2% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 149 / 419 | 35.6% | 39.0% | 133 / 282 | 47.2% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 47 / 74 | 63.5% | 77.0% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 55 / 74 | 74.3% | 87.8% | 9 / 10 | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 408 | 28.9% | 40.7% | 97 / 234 | 41.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 104 | 56.7% | 70.6% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 137 / 193 | 71.0% | 72.2% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 237 / 601 | 39.4% | 39.3% | 87 / 224 | 38.8% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 44 / 65 | 67.7% | 75.1% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 84.4% | 18 / 18 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Abdurakhimov has more cage time on record.