Azamat Bekoev vs. Ryan Loder

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
30
AgeΔ 5 yrs
35
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
4.1
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
8.5
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Azamat Bekoev carries real power — 1.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Ryan Loder is a submission threat — 1.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Azamat Bekoev hunts takedowns — 3.48 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Azamat Bekoev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Ryan Loder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 258
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1384.57/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
565.10/min · norm 3.25
2066.83/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
272.46/min · norm 3.20
52.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
69.1%norm 47.4%
31.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
50.0%norm 53.8%
31.49/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Azamat Bekoev

Distance 76.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.3%)

Ryan Loder

Distance 28.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 61.7% (norm 10.3%)

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

Azamat Bekoev

Head 72.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 23.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)

Ryan Loder

Head 86.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bekoev L/AAccMiddleweight med Loder L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 91 / 203 44.8% 40.5% 8 / 23 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 18 / 25 72.0% 70.3% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 29 / 36 80.6% 69.1% 41 / 50 82.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 88 / 190 46.3% 38.9% 48 / 70 68.6% 38.9%
To the body 39 / 62 62.9% 71.7% 8 / 11 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 83.3% 0 / 0 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 Bekoev L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Loder L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 163 / 246 66.3% 39.5% 21 / 39 53.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 21 / 27 77.8% 70.9% 5 / 11 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 22 / 27 81.5% 69.0% 1 / 4 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 143 / 230 62.2% 37.9% 24 / 49 49.0% 37.9%
To the body 32 / 37 86.5% 71.3% 3 / 5 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 31 / 33 93.9% 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
743.8% acc · 3.48/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
114.3% acc · 1.37/15 · norm 1.42
562.5% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2100.0% def · norm 63.1%
8:3328.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
4:5845.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
5:022:30 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
2:443:43 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
11.37/15 · norm 0.47

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