Yousri Belgaroui vs. Azamat Bekoev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yousri Belgaroui
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Azamat Bekoev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yousri Belgaroui
Distance 91.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 10.0%)
Azamat Bekoev
Distance 76.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yousri Belgaroui
Head 67.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)
Azamat Bekoev
Head 72.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Belgaroui L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Bekoev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 343 | 62.4% | 40.5% | 91 / 203 | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 70.6% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 254 | 56.3% | 38.8% | 88 / 190 | 46.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 57 / 75 | 76.0% | 71.6% | 39 / 62 | 62.9% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 42 / 46 | 91.3% | 83.3% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Belgaroui L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Bekoev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 178 | 29.2% | 39.5% | 163 / 246 | 66.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 41 / 160 | 25.6% | 37.9% | 143 / 230 | 62.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bekoev has more cage time on record.