Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. David Zawada
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
David Zawada
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.31 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
Distance 93.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.1%)
David Zawada
Distance 86.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
Head 82.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)
David Zawada
Head 78.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nurmagomedov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Zawada L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 119 / 233 | 51.1% | 38.6% | 190 / 498 | 38.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 42 / 72 | 58.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 90 / 205 | 43.9% | 37.2% | 136 / 455 | 29.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 77 / 95 | 81.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 23 / 23 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Nurmagomedov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Zawada L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 306 | 29.1% | 39.0% | 219 / 544 | 40.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 68.9% | 22 / 36 | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 261 | 26.1% | 35.6% | 211 / 545 | 38.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 39 / 76 | 51.3% | 69.6% | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zawada has more cage time on record.