Jason Saggo vs. Rustam Khabilov

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 10-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
10-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
5'11"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
71"
ReachΔ 2"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
106.7
Layoff (months)Δ 25.8 mo
80.9
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Jason Saggo hunts takedowns — 2.33 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Jason Saggo's takedown defense leaks — 23% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jason Saggo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1612.50/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
3391.98/min · norm 3.42
1892.94/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
39.8%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
34.3%norm 43.5%
52.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.7%norm 56.3%
10.23/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jason Saggo

Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 8.0%)

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jason Saggo

Head 71.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.3% (norm 7.9%)

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Saggo L/AAccLightweight med Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 102 / 313 32.6% 37.9% 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9%
In the clinch 6 / 12 too few to rate 67.3% 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3%
On the ground 53 / 80 66.2% 69.1% 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 90 / 289 31.1% 35.0% 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0%
To the body 25 / 50 50.0% 69.1% 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1%
To the legs 46 / 66 69.7% 81.9% 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9%

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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Saggo L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 116 / 281 41.3% 38.9% 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9%
In the clinch 24 / 37 64.9% 68.6% 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6%
On the ground 49 / 77 63.6% 68.0% 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 137 / 324 42.3% 35.1% 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1%
To the body 28 / 37 75.7% 68.1% 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1%
To the legs 24 / 34 70.6% 81.5% 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1040.0% acc · 2.33/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
323.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
17:4127.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
13:283:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.49

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