Yancy Medeiros vs.
Rustam Khabilov
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.
Yancy Medeiros
Full career not yet synced for Yancy Medeiros — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Rustam Khabilov
Full career not yet synced for Rustam Khabilov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Yancy Medeiros
Distance 92.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Rustam Khabilov
Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yancy Medeiros
Head 80.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.9%)
Rustam Khabilov
Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Medeiros L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Khabilov L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 467 / 1371 | 34.1% | 37.9% | 223 / 815 | 27.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 67.3% | 30 / 55 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 69.1% | 86 / 118 | 72.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 1199 | 29.8% | 35.0% | 252 / 832 | 30.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 133 / 213 | 62.4% | 69.1% | 49 / 95 | 51.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 61 / 71 | 85.9% | 81.9% | 38 / 61 | 62.3% | 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 Medeiros L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Khabilov L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 605 / 1228 | 49.3% | 38.9% | 314 / 982 | 32.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 92 / 134 | 68.7% | 68.6% | 45 / 72 | 62.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 61 / 73 | 83.6% | 68.0% | 10 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1030 | 44.2% | 35.1% | 165 / 775 | 21.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 181 / 260 | 69.6% | 68.1% | 87 / 153 | 56.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 122 / 145 | 84.1% | 81.5% | 117 / 149 | 78.5% | 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 — Medeiros has more cage time on record.