Saparbeg Safarov vs. Gian Villante
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Saparbeg Safarov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Gian Villante
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Saparbeg Safarov
Distance 69.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 23.7% (norm 10.4%)
Gian Villante
Distance 93.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Saparbeg Safarov
Head 88.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 9.7%)
Gian Villante
Head 79.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Safarov L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Villante L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 174 | 34.5% | 41.4% | 819 / 1968 | 41.6% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 51 / 59 | 86.4% | 72.3% | 52 / 68 | 76.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 221 | 44.3% | 38.9% | 601 / 1686 | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 134 / 205 | 65.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 188 / 218 | 86.2% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Safarov L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Villante L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 121 | 47.1% | 40.4% | 1095 / 2365 | 46.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 65 / 100 | 65.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 137 | 47.4% | 37.5% | 824 / 2038 | 40.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 181 / 265 | 68.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 169 / 192 | 88.0% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Villante has more cage time on record.