Ruslan Magomedov vs. Shawn Jordan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ruslan Magomedov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 4 |
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
Shawn Jordan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Shawn Jordan
Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (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%)
Shawn Jordan
Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Jordan L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 158 / 350 | 45.1% | 40.1% | 118 / 303 | 38.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 70.6% | 47 / 77 | 61.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 70 / 92 | 76.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 122 / 309 | 39.5% | 38.9% | 189 / 412 | 45.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 34 / 40 | 85.0% | 76.8% | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 87.8% | 19 / 20 | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Jordan L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 154 | 24.0% | 40.7% | 162 / 357 | 45.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.6% | 67 / 99 | 67.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 160 | 25.0% | 38.8% | 160 / 375 | 42.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 19 / 29 | 65.5% | 75.1% | 43 / 51 | 84.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jordan has more cage time on record.