Timur Valiev vs.
Raoni Barcelos
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.
Timur Valiev
Full career not yet synced for Timur Valiev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Raoni Barcelos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.47 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 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)
Timur Valiev
Distance 87.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.4% (norm 6.5%)
Raoni Barcelos
Distance 82.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Timur Valiev
Head 63.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 8.4%)
Raoni Barcelos
Head 82.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Valiev L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Barcelos L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 220 / 446 | 49.3% | 39.0% | 681 / 1471 | 46.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 64 / 80 | 80.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 70.2% | 173 / 224 | 77.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 323 | 39.0% | 34.9% | 672 / 1469 | 45.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 66.8% | 124 / 164 | 75.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 71 / 82 | 86.6% | 79.4% | 122 / 142 | 85.9% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Valiev L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Barcelos L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 256 | 48.4% | 39.3% | 741 / 1976 | 37.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 59 / 96 | 61.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 72.4% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 124 / 258 | 48.1% | 34.9% | 545 / 1730 | 31.5% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 66.0% | 170 / 250 | 68.0% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 79.1% | 122 / 143 | 85.3% | 79.1% |
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 — Barcelos has more cage time on record.