Ernie Verdicia vs. Oleg Taktarov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ernie Verdicia
Full career not yet synced for Ernie Verdicia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Oleg Taktarov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ernie Verdicia
Distance 40.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 60.0% (norm 28.7%)
Oleg Taktarov
Distance 92.8% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ernie Verdicia
Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)
Oleg Taktarov
Head 74.2% (norm 81.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Verdicia L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Taktarov L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 27.8% | 20 / 90 | 22.2% | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 13 / 72 | 18.1% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 8 / 20 | too few to rate | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Verdicia L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Taktarov L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 37 / 172 | 21.5% | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 12 / 25 | 48.0% | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.1% | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 47.0% | 80 / 241 | 33.2% | 47.0% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 61.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Taktarov has more cage time on record.