Viacheslav Borshchev vs.
Mike Davis
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
Mike Davis
Full career not yet synced for Mike Davis — 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 +1.2 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%)
Mike Davis
Distance 79.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 15.7% (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%)
Mike Davis
Head 72.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.6% (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 | Davis L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 505 / 1022 | 49.4% | 37.9% | 300 / 602 | 49.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 40 | 62.5% | 67.3% | 32 / 40 | 80.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 20 / 36 | 55.6% | 69.1% | 85 / 120 | 70.8% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 281 / 786 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 262 / 552 | 47.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 138 / 169 | 81.7% | 69.1% | 116 / 160 | 72.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 131 / 143 | 91.6% | 81.9% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 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 Davis L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 329 / 902 | 36.5% | 38.9% | 349 / 852 | 41.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 68.6% | 34 / 53 | 64.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 128 / 182 | 70.3% | 68.0% | 41 / 65 | 63.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 327 / 906 | 36.1% | 35.1% | 263 / 774 | 34.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 75 / 117 | 64.1% | 68.1% | 69 / 97 | 71.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 78 / 104 | 75.0% | 81.5% | 92 / 99 | 92.9% | 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.