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Zubaira Tukhugov vs.
Lerone Murphy

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

5-3-1 Zubaira Tukhugov · UFC
9-1-1 Lerone Murphy · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-3-1
UFC record
9-1-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
35.6
AgeΔ 0.6 yrs
35
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
68"
ReachΔ 5"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
41.8
Layoff (months)Δ 37.3 mo
4.5
LWLWD
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW
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.

Zubaira Tukhugov hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Zubaira Tukhugov carries real power — 0.40 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Lerone Murphy's takedown defense leaks — 44% stopped, vs a 62% Featherweight 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.

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

Lerone Murphy

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 91
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3573.17/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
7074.34/min · norm 3.54
3463.07/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
4322.65/min · norm 3.47
39.9%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
51.1%norm 45.0%
63.8%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
60.4%norm 54.85%
30.40/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.28/15 · norm 0.29

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%)

Lerone Murphy

Distance 87.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 6.5%)

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%)

Lerone Murphy

Head 75.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tukhugov L/AAccFeatherweight med Murphy L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 302 / 805 37.5% 40.9% 577 / 1213 47.6% 40.9%
In the clinch 24 / 41 58.5% 70.8% 69 / 83 83.1% 70.8%
On the ground 31 / 48 64.6% 69.2% 61 / 88 69.3% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 312 / 817 38.2% 37.2% 449 / 1041 43.1% 37.2%
To the body 36 / 67 53.7% 68.2% 152 / 216 70.4% 68.2%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 80.7% 106 / 127 83.5% 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 Tukhugov L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Murphy L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 330 / 930 35.5% 39.2% 361 / 973 37.1% 39.2%
In the clinch 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 45 / 74 60.8% 70.3%
On the ground 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.4% 26 / 44 59.1% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 175 / 687 25.5% 35.9% 246 / 832 29.6% 35.9%
To the body 85 / 148 57.4% 67.9% 108 / 152 71.1% 67.9%
To the legs 86 / 121 71.1% 81.5% 78 / 107 72.9% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1639.0% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1354.2% acc · 1.20/15 · norm 1.19
8100.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2644.1% def · norm 61.5%
18:1016.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
21:1313.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
0:370:04 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
36:013:19 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
50.46/15 · norm 0.46

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

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