Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Nick Klein
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Full career not yet synced for Mansur Abdul-Malik — 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 -0.4 wins over .500
Nick Klein
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 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)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Distance 62.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.3% (norm 10.3%)
Nick Klein
Distance 80.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mansur Abdul-Malik
Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)
Nick Klein
Head 46.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 34.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Abdul-Malik L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Klein L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 150 | 29.3% | 40.5% | 29 / 54 | 53.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 70.3% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 41 / 66 | 62.1% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 206 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 10 / 31 | 32.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 25 | 36.0% | 71.7% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Abdul-Malik L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Klein L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 136 / 253 | 53.8% | 39.5% | 18 / 38 | 47.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 178 | 45.5% | 37.9% | 43 / 75 | 57.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 46 | 56.5% | 71.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 82.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Abdul-Malik has more cage time on record.