Ruslan Magomedov vs. Josh Copeland

UFC 3-0-0 vs. 0-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-0-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 4 yrs
43
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
78"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
130.2
Layoff (months)Δ 6.6 mo
136.8
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Josh Copeland rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Ruslan Magomedov rarely shoots — 0.33 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Ruslan Magomedov is hard to hit — absorbs 1.47 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.19 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ruslan Magomedov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

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

Josh Copeland

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1814.02/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
291.03/min · norm 3.36
661.47/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
853.01/min · norm 3.19
47.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
31.5%norm 47.8%
66.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
55.3%norm 52.5%
10.33/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Ruslan Magomedov

Distance 92.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 9.3%)

Josh Copeland

Distance 80.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Ruslan Magomedov

Head 81.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.6%)

Josh Copeland

Head 85.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Magomedov L/AAccHeavyweight med Copeland L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 158 / 350 45.1% 40.1% 19 / 74 25.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 22 / 27 81.5% 70.6% 10 / 18 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 122 / 309 39.5% 38.9% 20 / 79 25.3% 38.9%
To the body 34 / 40 85.0% 76.8% 8 / 12 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 25 / 29 86.2% 87.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Magomedov L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Copeland L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 37 / 154 24.0% 40.7% 60 / 156 38.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 24 / 34 70.6% 70.6% 15 / 17 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 5 / 8 too few to rate 72.0% 10 / 17 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 160 25.0% 38.8% 49 / 146 33.6% 38.8%
To the body 19 / 29 65.5% 75.1% 23 / 29 79.3% 75.1%
To the legs 7 / 7 too few to rate 84.4% 13 / 15 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.33/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
1688.9% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
457.1% def · norm 64.3%
2:486.2% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:100.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
8:152:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
6:483:37 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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