Andrei Arlovski vs. Aaron Brink

UFC 23-18-0 (1 NC) vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
23-18-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
47
AgeΔ 4 yrs
51
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
25.3
Layoff (months)Δ 283.3 mo
308.6
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Aaron Brink's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.
Aaron Brink rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Andrei Arlovski rarely shoots — 0.33 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Andrei Arlovski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2318
Tier 3 — regional circuit 106

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 23 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 59 documented bouts

In the UFC: 15-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Aaron Brink

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2925

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.28 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 58 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15853.87/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
00.00/min · norm 3.36
13463.28/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
22.18/min · norm 3.19
45.6%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
0.0%norm 47.8%
56.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 52.5%
100.37/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Andrei Arlovski

Distance 90.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 9.3%)

Aaron Brink

Distance 60.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 40.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Andrei Arlovski

Head 72.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.6%)

Aaron Brink

Head 100.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Arlovski L/AAccHeavyweight med Brink L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1352 / 3136 43.1% 40.1% 0 / 3 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 191 / 280 68.2% 70.6% 0 / 2 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 63 66.7% 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 875 / 2536 34.5% 38.9% 0 / 5 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 339 / 475 71.4% 76.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 371 / 468 79.3% 87.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Arlovski L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Brink L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 995 / 2590 38.4% 40.7% 2 / 2 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 191 / 284 67.3% 70.6% 0 / 2 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 160 / 239 66.9% 72.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 853 / 2459 34.7% 38.8% 1 / 3 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 244 / 357 68.3% 75.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 249 / 297 83.8% 84.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
934.6% acc · 0.33/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
5677.8% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
32:067.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:047.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
67:492:28 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
0:133:32 per 15 · norm 2:28
50.18/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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