Gegard Mousasi vs. Constantinos Philippou
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gegard Mousasi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 31 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 39 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Constantinos Philippou
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gegard Mousasi
Distance 74.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.8% (norm 10.3%)
Constantinos Philippou
Distance 84.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gegard Mousasi
Head 82.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.4%)
Constantinos Philippou
Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mousasi L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Philippou L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 303 / 685 | 44.2% | 40.5% | 176 / 586 | 30.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 53 / 84 | 63.1% | 70.3% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 109 / 155 | 70.3% | 69.1% | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 332 / 759 | 43.7% | 38.9% | 196 / 611 | 32.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 48 / 69 | 69.6% | 71.7% | 30 / 56 | 53.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 85 / 96 | 88.5% | 83.3% | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 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 Mousasi L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Philippou L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 468 | 27.6% | 39.5% | 189 / 512 | 36.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 41 / 57 | 71.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 69.0% | 75 / 100 | 75.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 403 | 23.8% | 37.9% | 165 / 494 | 33.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 58 | 46.6% | 71.3% | 72 / 95 | 75.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 44 / 61 | 72.1% | 82.1% | 68 / 80 | 85.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mousasi has more cage time on record.