Zabit Magomedsharipov vs.
Calvin Kattar
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.
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Full career not yet synced for Zabit Magomedsharipov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Calvin Kattar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.7 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)
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Distance 87.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 6.5%)
Calvin Kattar
Distance 95.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Head 78.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.8%)
Calvin Kattar
Head 87.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Magomedsharipov L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Kattar L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 688 | 44.8% | 40.9% | 908 / 2456 | 37.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 57 / 75 | 76.0% | 69.2% | 53 / 87 | 60.9% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 252 / 613 | 41.1% | 37.2% | 760 / 2260 | 33.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 50 / 84 | 59.5% | 68.2% | 131 / 209 | 62.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 78 / 87 | 89.7% | 80.7% | 86 / 104 | 82.7% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Magomedsharipov L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Kattar L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 205 / 629 | 32.6% | 39.2% | 1416 / 3148 | 45.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.3% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 13 / 27 | 48.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 136 / 519 | 26.2% | 35.9% | 859 / 2446 | 35.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 67.9% | 325 / 450 | 72.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 81.5% | 269 / 318 | 84.6% | 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 — Kattar has more cage time on record.