Ken Shamrock vs. Oleg Taktarov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ken Shamrock
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 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)
Ken Shamrock
Distance 51.2% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 34.7% (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)
Ken Shamrock
Head 85.3% (norm 81.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 2.8% (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 | Shamrock L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Taktarov L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 23 / 146 | 15.8% | 27.8% | 20 / 90 | 22.2% | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 63.8% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 67 / 99 | 67.7% | 65.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 243 | 32.5% | 39.3% | 13 / 72 | 18.1% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 30 / 34 | 88.2% | 90.5% | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | 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 Shamrock L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Taktarov L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 165 | 29.7% | 37.0% | 37 / 172 | 21.5% | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 57 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 12 / 25 | 48.0% | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 77 / 109 | 70.6% | 67.1% | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 134 / 288 | 46.5% | 47.0% | 80 / 241 | 33.2% | 47.0% |
| To the body | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 13 / 23 | 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 — Shamrock has more cage time on record.