Jussier Formiga vs. Zach Makovsky

UFC 9-7-0 vs. 3-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
41
AgeΔ 2 yrs
43
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
67"
ReachΔ 3"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
74
Layoff (months)Δ 41.9 mo
115.9
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Zach Makovsky hunts takedowns — 3.71 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Jussier Formiga owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Zach Makovsky owns the mat — in control 25% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jussier Formiga

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 141

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Zach Makovsky

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 116

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2571.42/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2041.94/min · norm 3.49
4232.34/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2352.24/min · norm 3.24
39.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
43.0%norm 44.6%
64.1%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
62.3%norm 56.4%
20.17/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Jussier Formiga

Distance 84.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 7.3%)

Zach Makovsky

Distance 82.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 7.3%)

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

Jussier Formiga

Head 85.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zach Makovsky

Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Formiga L/AAccFlyweight med Makovsky L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 549 33.5% 40.0% 142 / 389 36.5% 40.0%
In the clinch 30 / 43 69.8% 70.4% 29 / 39 74.4% 70.4%
On the ground 43 / 57 75.4% 69.7% 33 / 46 71.7% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 556 34.0% 37.6% 119 / 367 32.4% 37.6%
To the body 40 / 60 66.7% 68.5% 38 / 53 71.7% 68.5%
To the legs 28 / 33 84.8% 80.0% 47 / 54 87.0% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Formiga L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Makovsky L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 253 / 928 27.3% 40.1% 131 / 463 28.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 99 / 140 70.7% 68.8% 66 / 107 61.7% 68.8%
On the ground 71 / 110 64.5% 71.1% 38 / 54 70.4% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 239 / 896 26.7% 35.2% 143 / 496 28.8% 35.2%
To the body 125 / 195 64.1% 68.2% 62 / 91 68.1% 68.2%
To the legs 59 / 87 67.8% 80.3% 30 / 37 81.1% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2235.5% acc · 1.82/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
2630.6% acc · 3.71/15 · norm 1.30
2787.1% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1356.5% def · norm 62.5%
52:3929.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
25:4724.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
26:192:10 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
21:023:00 per 15 · norm 2:44
70.58/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
20.29/15 · norm 0.58

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