Kyle Watson vs. Sako Chivitchian
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kyle Watson
Full career not yet synced for Kyle Watson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Sako Chivitchian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kyle Watson
Distance 90.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Sako Chivitchian
Distance 87.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kyle Watson
Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Sako Chivitchian
Head 92.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Watson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Chivitchian L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 249 | 30.5% | 37.9% | 25 / 116 | 21.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 67.3% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 198 | 20.2% | 35.0% | 26 / 122 | 21.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 69.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 81.9% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 Watson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Chivitchian L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 203 | 33.5% | 38.9% | 54 / 115 | 47.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 68.6% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 57 / 187 | 30.5% | 35.1% | 28 / 86 | 32.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Watson has more cage time on record.