Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Ernest Chavez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Zubaira Tukhugov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Ernest Chavez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Distance 90.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 6.5%)
Ernest Chavez
Distance 91.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Head 91.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.9%)
Ernest Chavez
Head 71.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Chavez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 302 / 805 | 37.5% | 40.5% | 81 / 212 | 38.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 41 | 58.5% | 70.5% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 69.3% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 817 | 38.2% | 37.1% | 51 / 166 | 30.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 36 / 67 | 53.7% | 68.0% | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 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 Tukhugov L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Chavez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 330 / 930 | 35.5% | 39.3% | 106 / 287 | 36.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 687 | 25.5% | 35.9% | 86 / 248 | 34.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 85 / 148 | 57.4% | 68.0% | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 81.5% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tukhugov has more cage time on record.