Alexander Yakovlev vs. Gray Maynard
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alexander Yakovlev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Gray Maynard
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alexander Yakovlev
Distance 82.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.1%)
Gray Maynard
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alexander Yakovlev
Head 68.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.4%)
Gray Maynard
Head 88.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yakovlev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Maynard L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 300 | 41.3% | 38.6% | 320 / 1215 | 26.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 67.8% | 73 / 123 | 59.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 67.2% | 100 / 177 | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 85 / 249 | 34.1% | 37.2% | 371 / 1340 | 27.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 46 / 63 | 73.0% | 70.7% | 100 / 144 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 42 / 53 | 79.2% | 82.9% | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Yakovlev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Maynard L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 443 | 31.6% | 39.0% | 509 / 1768 | 28.8% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 68.9% | 101 / 174 | 58.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 68.0% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 151 / 463 | 32.6% | 35.6% | 466 / 1679 | 27.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 69.6% | 117 / 237 | 49.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 82.1% | 96 / 121 | 79.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Maynard has more cage time on record.