Tom Watson vs.
Stanislav Nedkov
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.
Tom Watson
Full career not yet synced for Tom Watson — 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 +0.7 wins over .500
Stanislav Nedkov
Full career not yet synced for Stanislav Nedkov — 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 +0.5 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)
Tom Watson
Distance 80.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 10.3%)
Stanislav Nedkov
Distance 51.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 27.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tom Watson
Head 65.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.3% (norm 8.4%)
Stanislav Nedkov
Head 86.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Watson L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Nedkov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 288 / 724 | 39.8% | 40.5% | 32 / 107 | 29.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 168 | 62.5% | 70.3% | 36 / 57 | 63.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 180 / 594 | 30.3% | 38.9% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 88 / 152 | 57.9% | 71.7% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 132 / 156 | 84.6% | 83.3% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Watson L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Nedkov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 294 / 667 | 44.1% | 39.5% | 46 / 111 | 41.4% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 101 / 148 | 68.2% | 70.9% | 82 / 125 | 65.6% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 45 / 68 | 66.2% | 69.0% | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 330 / 745 | 44.3% | 37.9% | 69 / 164 | 42.1% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 58 / 82 | 70.7% | 71.3% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 52 / 56 | 92.9% | 82.1% | 39 / 42 | 92.9% | 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 — Watson has more cage time on record.