Zubaira Tukhugov vs.
Elves Brener
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.
Zubaira Tukhugov
Full career not yet synced for Zubaira Tukhugov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Elves Brener
Full career not yet synced for Elves Brener — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 6.5%)
Elves Brener
Distance 94.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Head 91.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)
Elves Brener
Head 72.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tukhugov L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Brener L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 302 / 805 | 37.5% | 40.9% | 333 / 717 | 46.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 41 | 58.5% | 70.8% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 69.2% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 817 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 207 / 552 | 37.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 36 / 67 | 53.7% | 68.2% | 69 / 107 | 64.5% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 85 / 101 | 84.2% | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Tukhugov L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Brener L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 330 / 930 | 35.5% | 39.2% | 347 / 776 | 44.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 54 / 64 | 84.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 44 / 64 | 68.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 687 | 25.5% | 35.9% | 324 / 746 | 43.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 85 / 148 | 57.4% | 67.9% | 91 / 119 | 76.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 81.5% | 30 / 39 | 76.9% | 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 — Tukhugov has more cage time on record.