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Tim Boetsch vs.
Omari Akhmedov

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

12-12-0 Tim Boetsch · UFC
9-5-1 Omari Akhmedov · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

12-12-0
UFC record
9-5-1
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
45.5
AgeΔ 6.7 yrs
38.8
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
88.9
Layoff (months)Δ 28 mo
60.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Omari Akhmedov hunts takedowns — 2.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Tim Boetsch is a submission threat — 0.76 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Tim Boetsch carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight 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.

Tim Boetsch

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

In the UFC: 8-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Omari Akhmedov

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

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6352.93/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
5352.97/min · norm 3.25
6292.90/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
5122.84/min · norm 3.20
50.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
34.4%norm 47.4%
57.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.8%norm 53.8%
70.48/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.17/15 · norm 0.32

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

Tim Boetsch

Distance 73.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.3%)

Omari Akhmedov

Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Tim Boetsch

Head 71.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.4%)

Omari Akhmedov

Head 84.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Boetsch L/AAccMiddleweight med Akhmedov L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 397 / 920 43.2% 40.5% 389 / 1335 29.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 161 / 234 68.8% 70.3% 65 / 100 65.0% 70.3%
On the ground 77 / 99 77.8% 69.1% 81 / 121 66.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 364 / 891 40.9% 38.9% 383 / 1320 29.0% 38.9%
To the body 161 / 233 69.1% 71.7% 89 / 148 60.1% 71.7%
To the legs 110 / 129 85.3% 83.3% 63 / 88 71.6% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Boetsch L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Akhmedov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 331 / 1011 32.7% 39.5% 386 / 990 39.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 148 / 236 62.7% 70.9% 82 / 114 71.9% 70.9%
On the ground 150 / 220 68.2% 69.0% 44 / 54 81.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 373 / 1137 32.8% 37.9% 340 / 907 37.5% 37.9%
To the body 159 / 208 76.4% 71.3% 84 / 141 59.6% 71.3%
To the legs 97 / 122 79.5% 82.1% 88 / 110 80.0% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2134.4% acc · 1.45/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3145.6% acc · 2.58/15 · norm 1.42
3259.3% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
31:3414.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
38:4821.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
61:284:15 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
23:431:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
110.76/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.25/15 · norm 0.47

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

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