Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 2-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
2-6-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
32
AgeΔ 3 yrs
29
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 6"
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
18.9
Layoff (months)Δ 18.4 mo
0.5
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov hunts takedowns — 2.50 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Brendson Ribeiro is a submission threat — 0.47 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Full career not yet synced for Magomed Gadzhiyasulov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Brendson Ribeiro

Full career not yet synced for Brendson Ribeiro — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

571.90/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
1682.62/min · norm 3.41
501.67/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2223.46/min · norm 3.35
53.8%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
39.4%norm 48.3%
52.4%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.23/15 · norm 0.40

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

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 10.4%)

Brendson Ribeiro

Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Magomed Gadzhiyasulov

Head 61.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 22.6% (norm 9.7%)

Brendson Ribeiro

Head 68.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gadzhiyasulov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Ribeiro L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 77 46.8% 41.4% 162 / 416 38.9% 41.4%
In the clinch 11 / 17 too few to rate 70.9% 3 / 6 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.3% 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 65 36.9% 38.9% 86 / 290 29.7% 38.9%
To the body 14 / 17 too few to rate 71.9% 33 / 55 60.0% 71.9%
To the legs 19 / 24 too few to rate 81.8% 49 / 81 60.5% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Gadzhiyasulov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Ribeiro L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 21 / 68 30.9% 40.4% 166 / 377 44.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 25 / 31 80.6% 68.7% 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.4% 51 / 80 63.8% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 67 40.3% 37.5% 112 / 309 36.2% 37.5%
To the body 14 / 17 too few to rate 72.3% 56 / 89 62.9% 72.3%
To the legs 9 / 21 too few to rate 83.0% 54 / 66 81.8% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
562.5% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 0.70/15 · norm 0.87
1260.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
932.1% def · norm 66.7%
10:1334.1% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
2:213.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
11:155:37 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
21:034:55 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
20.47/15 · norm 0.27

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