Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov

UFC 3-3-0 vs. 1-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-3-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
34
AgeΔ 8 yrs
26
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
1.6
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
W

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Murtazali Magomedov is a submission threat — 11.69 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Murtazali Magomedov hunts takedowns — 11.69 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Melsik Baghdasaryan rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Murtazali Magomedov

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2194.43/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
53.90/min · norm 3.54
1462.96/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
32.34/min · norm 3.47
56.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
71.4%norm 45.0%
57.3%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
76.9%norm 54.85%
10.30/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Distance 88.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 6.5%)

Murtazali Magomedov

Distance 71.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 28.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Melsik Baghdasaryan

Head 58.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 26.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 7.8%)

Murtazali Magomedov

Head 71.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 28.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Baghdasaryan L/AAccFeatherweight med Magomedov L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 346 53.2% 40.9% 5 / 5 too few to rate 40.9%
In the clinch 30 / 36 83.3% 70.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 7 too few to rate 69.2% 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 97 / 229 42.4% 37.2% 3 / 5 too few to rate 37.2%
To the body 78 / 103 75.7% 68.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 44 / 57 77.2% 80.7% 2 / 2 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Baghdasaryan L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Magomedov L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 125 / 312 40.1% 39.2% 3 / 13 too few to rate 39.2%
In the clinch 14 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 69.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 72 / 223 32.3% 35.9% 0 / 9 too few to rate 35.9%
To the body 48 / 83 57.8% 67.9% 3 / 3 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 26 / 36 72.2% 81.5% 0 / 1 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 11.69/15 · norm 1.19
1168.8% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 61.5%
2:034.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
0:2735.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
8:092:28 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
111.69/15 · norm 0.46

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