Junior Dos Santos vs. Blagoy Ivanov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Junior Dos Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Blagoy Ivanov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Junior Dos Santos
Distance 87.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 9.3%)
Blagoy Ivanov
Distance 94.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Junior Dos Santos
Head 73.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 7.6%)
Blagoy Ivanov
Head 89.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Ivanov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2032 | 46.4% | 40.1% | 377 / 982 | 38.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 94 / 162 | 58.0% | 70.6% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 73 / 119 | 61.3% | 70.2% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 682 / 1693 | 40.3% | 38.9% | 329 / 933 | 35.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 378 / 560 | 67.5% | 76.8% | 85 / 101 | 84.2% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 87.8% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Ivanov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 583 / 1530 | 38.1% | 40.7% | 471 / 1061 | 44.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 236 | 67.4% | 70.6% | 65 / 97 | 67.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 114 | 71.1% | 72.0% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 552 / 1544 | 35.8% | 38.8% | 318 / 876 | 36.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 105 / 141 | 74.5% | 75.1% | 137 / 196 | 69.9% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 166 / 195 | 85.1% | 84.4% | 91 / 102 | 89.2% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santos has more cage time on record.