Viacheslav Borshchev vs.
Maheshate
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.
Viacheslav Borshchev
Full career not yet synced for Viacheslav Borshchev — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Maheshate
Full career not yet synced for Maheshate — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 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)
Viacheslav Borshchev
Distance 93.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Maheshate
Distance 95.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Viacheslav Borshchev
Head 71.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 7.9%)
Maheshate
Head 81.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Borshchev L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Maheshate L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 505 / 1022 | 49.4% | 37.9% | 265 / 854 | 31.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 67.3% | 17 / 36 | 47.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 36 | 55.6% | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 281 / 786 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 186 / 730 | 25.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 138 / 169 | 81.7% | 69.1% | 57 / 112 | 50.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 131 / 143 | 91.6% | 81.9% | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Borshchev L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Maheshate L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 329 / 902 | 36.5% | 38.9% | 391 / 824 | 47.5% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 68.6% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 128 / 182 | 70.3% | 68.0% | 28 / 49 | 57.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 327 / 906 | 36.1% | 35.1% | 282 / 713 | 39.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 75 / 117 | 64.1% | 68.1% | 71 / 104 | 68.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 78 / 104 | 75.0% | 81.5% | 99 / 109 | 90.8% | 81.5% |
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 — Borshchev has more cage time on record.