Anthony Rocco Martin vs. Rashid Magomedov

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 5-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
5-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
41
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
74
Layoff (months)Δ 37.8 mo
111.8
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rashid Magomedov carries real power — 0.83 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Anthony Rocco Martin is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Rashid Magomedov rarely shoots — 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Anthony Rocco Martin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.23 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500

Rashid Magomedov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 3 — regional circuit 182

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5112.68/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3964.40/min · norm 3.42
4942.59/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2743.05/min · norm 3.37
37.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
49.1%norm 43.5%
58.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.6%norm 56.3%
20.16/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.83/15 · norm 0.25

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Distance 91.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Rashid Magomedov

Distance 88.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Anthony Rocco Martin

Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 7.9%)

Rashid Magomedov

Head 66.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 23.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Martin L/AAccLightweight med Magomedov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 428 / 1254 34.1% 37.9% 326 / 712 45.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 42 / 64 65.6% 67.3% 48 / 62 77.4% 67.3%
On the ground 41 / 56 73.2% 69.1% 22 / 33 66.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 371 / 1202 30.9% 35.0% 212 / 534 39.7% 35.0%
To the body 47 / 62 75.8% 69.1% 118 / 189 62.4% 69.1%
To the legs 93 / 110 84.5% 81.9% 66 / 84 78.6% 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Martin L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Magomedov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 415 / 1086 38.2% 38.9% 209 / 507 41.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 69 / 84 82.1% 68.6% 65 / 95 68.4% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 14 too few to rate 68.0% 0 / 2 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 821 27.8% 35.1% 77 / 340 22.6% 35.1%
To the body 151 / 211 71.6% 68.1% 85 / 133 63.9% 68.1%
To the legs 115 / 152 75.7% 81.5% 112 / 131 85.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
927.3% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
3368.8% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2589.3% def · norm 64.0%
48:2925.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
7:398.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:512:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
16:322:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
131.02/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.49

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