Sako Chivitchian vs. Kyle Watson

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-1-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42
AgeΔ 5 yrs
47
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
188.1
Layoff (months)Δ 4.8 mo
183.3
L
Last 5 (newest first)
LW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sako Chivitchian rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Kyle Watson rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Sako Chivitchian is wasteful with strikes at range — only 22% land, vs a 38% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sako Chivitchian

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Kyle Watson

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

362.40/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
973.67/min · norm 3.42
724.80/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
863.25/min · norm 3.37
27.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
35.1%norm 43.5%
46.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.6%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Sako Chivitchian

Distance 87.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Kyle Watson

Distance 90.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Sako Chivitchian

Head 92.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.9%)

Kyle Watson

Head 71.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Chivitchian L/AAccLightweight med Watson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 116 21.6% 37.9% 76 / 249 30.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 11 / 16 too few to rate 67.3% 21 / 27 77.8% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 122 21.3% 35.0% 40 / 198 20.2% 35.0%
To the body 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.1% 37 / 50 74.0% 69.1%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 81.9% 20 / 28 71.4% 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 Chivitchian L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Watson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 54 / 115 47.0% 38.9% 68 / 203 33.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 18 / 20 too few to rate 68.6% 18 / 27 66.7% 68.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 28 / 86 32.6% 35.1% 57 / 187 30.5% 35.1%
To the body 31 / 33 93.9% 68.1% 15 / 24 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 13 / 16 too few to rate 81.5% 14 / 19 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
12100.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 64.0%
2:5619.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
2:4610.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
2:282:28 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
2:571:40 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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