Andrei Semenov vs. Ivan Salaverry

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
49
AgeΔ 6 yrs
55
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
290.9
Layoff (months)Δ 72.4 mo
218.5
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ivan Salaverry is a submission threat — 2.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Andrei Semenov carries real power — 0.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Andrei Semenov is wasteful with head shots — only 12% land, vs a 39% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Andrei Semenov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 338

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

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

Ivan Salaverry

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 105

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

100.51/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1152.24/min · norm 3.25
552.83/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
591.15/min · norm 3.20
13.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
47.9%norm 47.4%
48.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
71.8%norm 53.8%
10.77/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.29/15 · norm 0.32

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

Andrei Semenov

Distance 88.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 10.3%)

Ivan Salaverry

Distance 78.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 10.3%)

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

Andrei Semenov

Head 92.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 1.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)

Ivan Salaverry

Head 54.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 32.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Semenov L/AAccMiddleweight med Salaverry L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 66 12.1% 40.5% 81 / 188 43.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 1 / 3 too few to rate 70.3% 18 / 28 64.3% 70.3%
On the ground 1 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 16 / 24 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 8 / 69 11.6% 38.9% 34 / 130 26.2% 38.9%
To the body 0 / 1 too few to rate 71.7% 26 / 33 78.8% 71.7%
To the legs 2 / 5 too few to rate 83.3% 55 / 77 71.4% 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 Semenov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Salaverry L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 33 / 73 45.2% 39.5% 27 / 154 17.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 9 / 14 too few to rate 70.9% 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 13 / 20 too few to rate 69.0% 18 / 34 52.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 68 38.2% 37.9% 34 / 168 20.2% 37.9%
To the body 7 / 10 too few to rate 71.3% 2 / 7 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 22 / 29 75.9% 82.1% 23 / 34 67.6% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 0.77/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
220.0% acc · 0.58/15 · norm 1.42
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
736.8% def · norm 63.1%
4:1121.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
7:3914.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
6:395:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
19:085:34 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.77/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
102.92/15 · norm 0.47

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