Rustam Khabilov vs. Chris Wade

UFC 10-3-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-3-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
ReachΔ 3"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
80.9
Layoff (months)Δ 27.6 mo
108.5
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Chris Wade is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Chris Wade owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rustam Khabilov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 3 — regional circuit 131

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Chris Wade

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 149
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3391.98/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1371.70/min · norm 3.42
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1411.75/min · norm 3.37
34.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.9%norm 43.5%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.9%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Chris Wade

Distance 66.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Chris Wade

Head 61.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med Wade L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9% 74 / 168 44.0% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3% 37 / 45 82.2% 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1% 26 / 41 63.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0% 66 / 156 42.3% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 29 / 47 61.7% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9% 42 / 51 82.4% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Wade L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9% 66 / 199 33.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 32 / 48 66.7% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 43 / 46 93.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1% 75 / 208 36.1% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1% 33 / 47 70.2% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 33 / 38 86.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1451.9% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.38
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1655.2% def · norm 64.0%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
35:3044.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
25:284:44 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.09/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.49

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