Edson Barboza vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Edson Barboza
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 14 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Makwan Amirkhani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Edson Barboza
Distance 94.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.0%)
Makwan Amirkhani
Distance 77.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Edson Barboza
Head 65.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 7.9%)
Makwan Amirkhani
Head 89.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barboza L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Amirkhani L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1447 / 3362 | 43.0% | 37.9% | 110 / 298 | 36.9% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 79 / 97 | 81.4% | 67.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 60 / 92 | 65.2% | 69.1% | 57 / 83 | 68.7% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 694 / 2329 | 29.8% | 35.0% | 147 / 348 | 42.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 500 / 720 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 17 / 31 | 54.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 392 / 502 | 78.1% | 81.9% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Barboza L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Amirkhani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1445 / 3555 | 40.6% | 38.9% | 205 / 490 | 41.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 116 | 65.5% | 68.6% | 57 / 67 | 85.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 271 / 373 | 72.7% | 68.0% | 122 / 155 | 78.7% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1302 / 3359 | 38.8% | 35.1% | 234 / 500 | 46.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 244 / 387 | 63.0% | 68.1% | 101 / 139 | 72.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 246 / 298 | 82.6% | 81.5% | 49 / 73 | 67.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barboza has more cage time on record.