Amar Suloev vs. Phil Baroni

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 3-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
3-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
50
AgeΔ 0 yrs
50
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
290.9
Layoff (months)Δ 103.7 mo
187.2
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Phil Baroni carries real power — 0.78 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Amar Suloev is a submission threat — 0.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Amar Suloev defends head shots well — opponents land just 21%, vs a 38% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Amar Suloev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 245

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Phil Baroni

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 410
Tier 3 — regional circuit 129

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.01 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

351.95/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2532.62/min · norm 3.25
573.17/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3964.10/min · norm 3.20
41.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
49.4%norm 47.4%
65.9%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
37.4%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
50.78/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Amar Suloev

Distance 97.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 10.3%)

Phil Baroni

Distance 48.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 29.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Amar Suloev

Head 78.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 8.4%)

Phil Baroni

Head 79.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Suloev L/AAccMiddleweight med Baroni L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 82 40.2% 40.5% 74 / 246 30.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.3% 94 / 151 62.3% 70.3%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 85 / 115 73.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 66 31.8% 38.9% 162 / 408 39.7% 38.9%
To the body 2 / 5 too few to rate 71.7% 87 / 98 88.8% 71.7%
To the legs 12 / 13 too few to rate 83.3% 4 / 6 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Suloev L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Baroni L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 155 31.0% 39.5% 157 / 305 51.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.9% 142 / 199 71.4% 70.9%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 69.0% 97 / 129 75.2% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 126 21.4% 37.9% 236 / 442 53.4% 37.9%
To the body 0 / 2 too few to rate 71.3% 97 / 122 79.5% 71.3%
To the legs 30 / 39 76.9% 82.1% 63 / 69 91.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.83/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
844.4% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.42
2100.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
3166.0% def · norm 63.1%
0:030.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
24:3025.4% of cage time · norm 19.75%
0:510:42 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
39:436:09 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.83/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.47/15 · norm 0.47

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