Brandon Davis vs. Giga Chikadze
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brandon Davis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.28 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Giga Chikadze
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brandon Davis
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 6.5%)
Giga Chikadze
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brandon Davis
Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.8%)
Giga Chikadze
Head 74.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Davis L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Chikadze L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 389 / 1068 | 36.4% | 40.9% | 538 / 1313 | 41.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 70.8% | 5 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 69.2% | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 247 / 870 | 28.4% | 37.2% | 340 / 1042 | 32.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 73 / 116 | 62.9% | 68.2% | 154 / 235 | 65.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 117 / 149 | 78.5% | 80.7% | 95 / 119 | 79.8% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Davis L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Chikadze L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 374 / 968 | 38.6% | 39.2% | 491 / 1313 | 37.4% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 52 | 53.8% | 70.3% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 57 / 78 | 73.1% | 69.4% | 29 / 37 | 78.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 335 / 915 | 36.6% | 35.9% | 351 / 1081 | 32.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 68 / 111 | 61.3% | 67.9% | 104 / 179 | 58.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 56 / 72 | 77.8% | 81.5% | 76 / 104 | 73.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Chikadze has more cage time on record.