Shamil Gamzatov vs.
Klidson Abreu
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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 Gamzatov
Full career not yet synced for Shamil Gamzatov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Klidson Abreu
Full career not yet synced for Klidson Abreu — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shamil Gamzatov
Distance 99.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)
Klidson Abreu
Distance 93.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shamil Gamzatov
Head 50.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 24.9% (norm 9.7%)
Klidson Abreu
Head 64.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gamzatov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Abreu L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 203 | 48.3% | 41.4% | 86 / 220 | 39.1% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 104 | 25.0% | 38.9% | 38 / 151 | 25.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 71.9% | 20 / 44 | 45.5% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 81.8% | 38 / 41 | 92.7% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Gamzatov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Abreu L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 124 | 48.4% | 40.4% | 112 / 276 | 40.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 96 | 39.6% | 37.5% | 53 / 186 | 28.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 38 / 59 | 64.4% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 45 / 61 | 73.8% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Abreu has more cage time on record.