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Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs.
Amir Albazi

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-6-0 Zhalgas Zhumagulov · UFC
5-2-0 Amir Albazi · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-6-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
37.9
AgeΔ 5.1 yrs
32.8
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
66"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
37.4
Layoff (months)Δ 31.5 mo
5.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
The read

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.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov absorbs 5.86 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Amir Albazi carries real power — 0.30 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Zhalgas Zhumagulov outworks the Flyweight division — 5.24 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.49 norm.
Level of competition

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.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Full career not yet synced for Zhalgas Zhumagulov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Amir Albazi

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 72
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4255.24/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2512.47/min · norm 3.49
4755.86/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3943.88/min · norm 3.24
43.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
33.8%norm 44.6%
52.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
59.4%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.30/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Distance 96.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 7.3%)

Amir Albazi

Distance 91.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Head 62.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 9.3%)

Amir Albazi

Head 84.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Zhumagulov L/AAccFlyweight med Albazi L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 404 / 954 42.3% 40.0% 214 / 683 31.3% 40.0%
In the clinch 19 / 28 67.9% 70.4% 7 / 15 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.7% 30 / 45 66.7% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 155 / 615 25.2% 37.6% 174 / 629 27.7% 37.6%
To the body 137 / 219 62.6% 68.5% 44 / 69 63.8% 68.5%
To the legs 133 / 153 86.9% 80.0% 33 / 45 73.3% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Zhumagulov L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Albazi L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 435 / 941 46.2% 40.1% 377 / 938 40.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 36 / 47 76.6% 68.8% 9 / 16 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 4 / 5 too few to rate 71.1% 8 / 16 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 280 / 736 38.0% 35.2% 266 / 784 33.9% 35.2%
To the body 125 / 174 71.8% 68.2% 77 / 115 67.0% 68.2%
To the legs 70 / 83 84.3% 80.3% 51 / 71 71.8% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

719.4% acc · 1.30/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
825.0% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.30
675.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
562.5% def · norm 62.5%
8:5311.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
24:3824.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
5:361:02 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
2:490:24 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.19/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
30.44/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zhumagulov has more cage time on record.

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