Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Shara Magomedov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marc-Andre Barriault
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Shara Magomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.66 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Distance 76.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 10.3%)
Shara Magomedov
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marc-Andre Barriault
Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Shara Magomedov
Head 54.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 24.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barriault L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Magomedov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 650 / 1625 | 40.0% | 40.5% | 431 / 717 | 60.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 276 / 397 | 69.5% | 70.3% | 77 / 102 | 75.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 69 / 93 | 74.2% | 69.1% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 718 / 1758 | 40.8% | 38.9% | 226 / 472 | 47.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 196 / 259 | 75.7% | 71.7% | 168 / 211 | 79.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 81 / 98 | 82.7% | 83.3% | 146 / 177 | 82.5% | 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 Barriault L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Magomedov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 775 / 1698 | 45.6% | 39.5% | 272 / 540 | 50.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 232 / 311 | 74.6% | 70.9% | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 69.0% | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 655 / 1578 | 41.5% | 37.9% | 194 / 429 | 45.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 293 / 370 | 79.2% | 71.3% | 74 / 105 | 70.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 98 / 111 | 88.3% | 82.1% | 84 / 111 | 75.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barriault has more cage time on record.