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Viacheslav Borshchev vs.
Marc Diakiese

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

3-6-1 Viacheslav Borshchev · UFC
8-7-0 Marc Diakiese · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-6-1
UFC record
8-7-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
34
AgeΔ 1 yrs
33
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
8.7
Layoff (months)Δ 24.3 mo
33
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW
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.

Marc Diakiese hunts takedowns — 3.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Viacheslav Borshchev carries real power — 0.54 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Viacheslav Borshchev rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight 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.

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

Marc Diakiese

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

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5504.99/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
4632.54/min · norm 3.42
4804.35/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4802.64/min · norm 3.37
50.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.4%norm 43.5%
57.4%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
52.8%norm 56.3%
40.54/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.16/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

Marc Diakiese

Distance 89.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.2% (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%)

Marc Diakiese

Head 68.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.4% (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/AAccLightweight med Diakiese L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 505 / 1022 49.4% 37.9% 385 / 1027 37.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 25 / 40 62.5% 67.3% 46 / 71 64.8% 67.3%
On the ground 20 / 36 55.6% 69.1% 32 / 48 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 281 / 786 35.8% 35.0% 212 / 785 27.0% 35.0%
To the body 138 / 169 81.7% 69.1% 134 / 196 68.4% 69.1%
To the legs 131 / 143 91.6% 81.9% 117 / 165 70.9% 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Diakiese L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 329 / 902 36.5% 38.9% 402 / 889 45.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 23 / 43 53.5% 68.6% 42 / 68 61.8% 68.6%
On the ground 128 / 182 70.3% 68.0% 36 / 60 60.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 327 / 906 36.1% 35.1% 222 / 678 32.7% 35.1%
To the body 75 / 117 64.1% 68.1% 142 / 202 70.3% 68.1%
To the legs 78 / 104 75.0% 81.5% 116 / 137 84.7% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
4044.0% acc · 3.29/15 · norm 1.38
2744.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2266.7% def · norm 64.0%
5:154.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
58:3732.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
37:465:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:401:56 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.14/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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