Ludovit Klein vs. Tofiq Musayev

UFC 8-4-1 vs. 2-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-4-1
UFC record
2-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 5 yrs
36
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.2
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tofiq Musayev carries real power — 0.52 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ludovit Klein carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Tofiq Musayev owns the mat — in control 32% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ludovit Klein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Tofiq Musayev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 93
Tier 3 — regional circuit 133

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6223.83/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
822.86/min · norm 3.42
5803.57/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
802.79/min · norm 3.37
53.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 43.5%
53.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.7%norm 56.3%
50.46/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.52/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ludovit Klein

Distance 85.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

Tofiq Musayev

Distance 76.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 20.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ludovit Klein

Head 72.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)

Tofiq Musayev

Head 77.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Klein L/AAccLightweight med Musayev L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 503 / 988 50.9% 37.9% 56 / 144 38.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 63 / 81 77.8% 67.3% 3 / 6 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1% 23 / 38 60.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 364 / 840 43.3% 35.0% 53 / 146 36.3% 35.0%
To the body 188 / 246 76.4% 69.1% 17 / 25 68.0% 69.1%
To the legs 70 / 76 92.1% 81.9% 12 / 17 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 Klein L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Musayev L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 420 / 1035 40.6% 38.9% 67 / 136 49.3% 38.9%
In the clinch 101 / 136 74.3% 68.6% 6 / 8 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 59 / 76 77.6% 68.0% 7 / 12 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 320 / 907 35.3% 35.1% 42 / 102 41.2% 35.1%
To the body 155 / 219 70.8% 68.1% 27 / 38 71.1% 68.1%
To the legs 105 / 121 86.8% 81.5% 11 / 16 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1450.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
350.0% acc · 1.57/15 · norm 1.38
3676.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
457.1% def · norm 64.0%
39:3124.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
9:0531.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
26:262:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
4:572:35 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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