Phillipe Nover vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

UFC 1-6-0 vs. 5-3-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-6-0
UFC record
5-3-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
42
AgeΔ 7 yrs
35
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
113.8
Layoff (months)Δ 71.9 mo
41.9
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWD

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Zubaira Tukhugov hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Phillipe Nover is a submission threat — 0.66 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Zubaira Tukhugov carries real power — 0.40 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Phillipe Nover

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 37
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Zubaira Tukhugov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 53
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1631.79/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
3573.17/min · norm 3.54
2262.48/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3463.07/min · norm 3.47
35.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
39.9%norm 45.0%
56.4%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
63.8%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.40/15 · norm 0.29

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

Phillipe Nover

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.5%)

Zubaira Tukhugov

Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Phillipe Nover

Head 76.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.8%)

Zubaira Tukhugov

Head 91.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nover L/AAccFeatherweight med Tukhugov L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 114 / 382 29.8% 40.9% 302 / 805 37.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 44 / 60 73.3% 70.8% 24 / 41 58.5% 70.8%
On the ground 5 / 16 too few to rate 69.2% 31 / 48 64.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 96 / 348 27.6% 37.2% 312 / 817 38.2% 37.2%
To the body 47 / 81 58.0% 68.2% 36 / 67 53.7% 68.2%
To the legs 20 / 29 69.0% 80.7% 9 / 10 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 Nover L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Tukhugov L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 360 33.3% 39.2% 330 / 930 35.5% 39.2%
In the clinch 61 / 77 79.2% 70.3% 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 45 / 81 55.6% 69.4% 5 / 5 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 341 28.7% 35.9% 175 / 687 25.5% 35.9%
To the body 55 / 86 64.0% 67.9% 85 / 148 57.4% 67.9%
To the legs 73 / 91 80.2% 81.5% 86 / 121 71.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
628.6% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1639.0% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.19
1744.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
8100.0% def · norm 61.5%
9:1910.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
18:1016.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
31:525:14 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
0:370:04 per 15 · norm 3:12
40.66/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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