Arman Tsarukyan vs. Damir Ismagulov

UFC 10-2-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-2-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
29
AgeΔ 6 yrs
35
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
8.5
Layoff (months)Δ 28.8 mo
37.3
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Arman Tsarukyan hunts takedowns — 3.26 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Arman Tsarukyan owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Opponents land 88% of their ground strikes on Damir Ismagulov, vs a 68% Lightweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Arman Tsarukyan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 102
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500

Damir Ismagulov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 201

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 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

5673.85/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3533.36/min · norm 3.42
2651.80/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2562.44/min · norm 3.37
50.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.8%norm 43.5%
54.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.2%norm 56.3%
30.31/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.25

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

Arman Tsarukyan

Distance 75.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 8.0%)

Damir Ismagulov

Distance 89.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Arman Tsarukyan

Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 7.9%)

Damir Ismagulov

Head 72.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Tsarukyan L/AAccLightweight med Ismagulov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 349 / 855 40.8% 37.9% 294 / 740 39.7% 37.9%
In the clinch 42 / 58 72.4% 67.3% 18 / 25 72.0% 67.3%
On the ground 176 / 220 80.0% 69.1% 41 / 60 68.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 376 / 888 42.3% 35.0% 192 / 598 32.1% 35.0%
To the body 124 / 167 74.3% 69.1% 111 / 168 66.1% 69.1%
To the legs 67 / 78 85.9% 81.9% 50 / 59 84.7% 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 Tsarukyan L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ismagulov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 192 / 492 39.0% 38.9% 206 / 602 34.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 51 / 64 79.7% 68.6% 28 / 33 84.8% 68.6%
On the ground 22 / 31 71.0% 68.0% 22 / 25 88.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 442 37.3% 35.1% 138 / 500 27.6% 35.1%
To the body 77 / 114 67.5% 68.1% 62 / 89 69.7% 68.1%
To the legs 23 / 31 74.2% 81.5% 56 / 71 78.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3237.6% acc · 3.26/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
728.0% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.38
3075.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2670.3% def · norm 64.0%
62:1942.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
19:4618.8% of cage time · norm 19.5%
16:031:38 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:083:18 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.10/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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