Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Jeremy Stephens
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Zabit Magomedsharipov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.59 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Jeremy Stephens
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 22 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Distance 87.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 6.5%)
Jeremy Stephens
Distance 84.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zabit Magomedsharipov
Head 78.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)
Jeremy Stephens
Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Stephens L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 688 | 44.8% | 40.5% | 942 / 2637 | 35.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 57 / 75 | 76.0% | 69.3% | 213 / 326 | 65.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 252 / 613 | 41.1% | 37.1% | 752 / 2420 | 31.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 50 / 84 | 59.5% | 68.0% | 222 / 307 | 72.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 78 / 87 | 89.7% | 80.3% | 307 / 411 | 74.7% | 81.8% |
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: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Stephens L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 205 / 629 | 32.6% | 39.3% | 1035 / 2709 | 38.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.3% | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 179 / 278 | 64.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 136 / 519 | 26.2% | 35.9% | 812 / 2468 | 32.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 238 / 349 | 68.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 81.5% | 277 / 335 | 82.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stephens has more cage time on record.