Aleksandre Topuria vs. Bekzat Almakhan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aleksandre Topuria
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 8 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Bekzat Almakhan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aleksandre Topuria
Distance 91.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.5%)
Bekzat Almakhan
Distance 97.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aleksandre Topuria
Head 80.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Bekzat Almakhan
Head 89.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Topuria L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Almakhan L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 147 | 53.7% | 39.0% | 112 / 296 | 37.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 128 | 49.2% | 34.9% | 93 / 273 | 34.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 66.8% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Topuria L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Almakhan L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 73 / 238 | 30.7% | 39.3% | 122 / 305 | 40.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 66 / 91 | 72.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 44 / 193 | 22.8% | 34.9% | 154 / 348 | 44.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 66.0% | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Almakhan has more cage time on record.