Siyar Bahadurzada vs.
Brandon Thatch
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.
Siyar Bahadurzada
Full career not yet synced for Siyar Bahadurzada — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Brandon Thatch
Full career not yet synced for Brandon Thatch — 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 +1.3 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)
Siyar Bahadurzada
Distance 69.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
Brandon Thatch
Distance 80.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Siyar Bahadurzada
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Brandon Thatch
Head 71.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bahadurzada L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Thatch L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 452 | 28.8% | 38.6% | 79 / 223 | 35.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 86 | 68.6% | 67.8% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 75 / 110 | 68.2% | 67.2% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 191 / 537 | 35.6% | 37.2% | 63 / 200 | 31.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 70.7% | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 82.9% | 25 / 33 | 75.8% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Bahadurzada L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Thatch L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 223 / 445 | 50.1% | 39.0% | 79 / 227 | 34.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 68.9% | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 73 | 46.6% | 68.0% | 55 / 74 | 74.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 390 | 42.8% | 35.6% | 107 / 267 | 40.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 49 / 86 | 57.0% | 69.6% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 77 / 100 | 77.0% | 82.1% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Bahadurzada has more cage time on record.