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Tim Elliott vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

UFC 11-12-0 vs. 6-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-12-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
39
AgeΔ 4 yrs
35
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
66"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
1.2
Layoff (months)Δ 9.7 mo
10.9
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tim Elliott hunts takedowns — 3.69 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Tagir Ulanbekov is a submission threat — 1.52 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Tagir Ulanbekov owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tim Elliott

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1012
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Tagir Ulanbekov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10123.55/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2983.01/min · norm 3.48
8683.05/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3403.44/min · norm 3.24
42.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
48.2%norm 44.6%
56.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 56.4%
20.11/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.15/15 · norm 0.18

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

Tim Elliott

Distance 78.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 7.3%)

Tagir Ulanbekov

Distance 85.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 7.3%)

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

Tim Elliott

Head 72.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)

Tagir Ulanbekov

Head 87.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.1% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Elliott L/AAccFlyweight med Ulanbekov L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 670 / 1877 35.7% 39.9% 225 / 526 42.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 160 / 226 70.8% 70.1% 42 / 52 80.8% 70.1%
On the ground 182 / 283 64.3% 69.7% 31 / 40 77.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 600 / 1735 34.6% 37.6% 241 / 542 44.5% 37.6%
To the body 191 / 361 52.9% 68.5% 41 / 56 73.2% 68.5%
To the legs 221 / 290 76.2% 80.0% 16 / 20 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Elliott L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Ulanbekov L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 729 / 1773 41.1% 39.9% 240 / 556 43.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 85 / 131 64.9% 68.8% 48 / 70 68.6% 68.8%
On the ground 54 / 76 71.1% 70.4% 52 / 62 83.9% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 622 / 1659 37.5% 35.4% 183 / 484 37.8% 35.4%
To the body 163 / 222 73.4% 67.9% 64 / 93 68.8% 67.9%
To the legs 83 / 99 83.8% 80.2% 93 / 111 83.8% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
7045.5% acc · 3.69/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1839.1% acc · 2.73/15 · norm 1.30
3859.4% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1963.3% def · norm 62.5%
86:3930.4% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
40:1940.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
58:363:05 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
13:362:03 per 15 · norm 2:46
191.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
101.52/15 · norm 0.58

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