Dusko Todorovic vs. Maki Pitolo

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 1-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
1-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
35
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 55.9 mo
56.1
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dusko Todorovic hunts takedowns — 2.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Maki Pitolo is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Maki Pitolo hunts takedowns — 2.30 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dusko Todorovic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Maki Pitolo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 35
Tier 3 — regional circuit 137

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2994.05/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2173.70/min · norm 3.25
2643.58/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2283.88/min · norm 3.20
54.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 47.4%
51.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.3%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Dusko Todorovic

Distance 65.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 10.3%)

Maki Pitolo

Distance 93.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 10.3%)

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

Dusko Todorovic

Head 83.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)

Maki Pitolo

Head 81.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Todorovic L/AAccMiddleweight med Pitolo L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 359 42.3% 40.5% 193 / 477 40.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 75 / 86 87.2% 70.3% 13 / 15 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 72 / 107 67.3% 69.1% 11 / 20 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 219 / 463 47.3% 38.9% 151 / 419 36.0% 38.9%
To the body 58 / 66 87.9% 71.7% 52 / 77 67.5% 71.7%
To the legs 22 / 23 too few to rate 83.3% 14 / 16 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 Todorovic L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Pitolo L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 428 43.0% 39.5% 170 / 428 39.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 42 / 56 75.0% 70.9% 22 / 29 75.9% 70.9%
On the ground 38 / 61 62.3% 69.0% 36 / 53 67.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 163 / 414 39.4% 37.9% 196 / 456 43.0% 37.9%
To the body 75 / 98 76.5% 71.3% 21 / 42 50.0% 71.3%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 82.1% 11 / 12 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1233.3% acc · 2.44/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
952.9% acc · 2.30/15 · norm 1.42
640.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 63.1%
20:5428.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
13:0622.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:152:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
16:334:13 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.41/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.77/15 · norm 0.47

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