Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Sergei Pavlovich

UFC 5-6-0 vs. 9-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-0
UFC record
9-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
44
AgeΔ 10 yrs
34
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 8"
84"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
42.5
Layoff (months)Δ 40.2 mo
2.3
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sergei Pavlovich carries real power — 1.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Sergei Pavlovich rarely shoots — 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Shamil Abdurakhimov's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Sergei Pavlovich

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 93
Tier 3 — regional circuit 120

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.6 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2512.41/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2854.49/min · norm 3.36
3143.02/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2273.58/min · norm 3.19
44.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
44.7%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
56.2%norm 52.5%
20.29/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
81.89/15 · norm 0.28

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Distance 78.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 9.3%)

Sergei Pavlovich

Distance 87.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Head 73.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.6%)

Sergei Pavlovich

Head 89.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Abdurakhimov L/AAccHeavyweight med Pavlovich L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 169 / 444 38.1% 40.1% 235 / 557 42.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 60 / 92 65.2% 70.6% 19 / 36 52.8% 70.6%
On the ground 22 / 31 71.0% 70.2% 31 / 45 68.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 419 35.6% 38.9% 237 / 573 41.4% 38.9%
To the body 47 / 74 63.5% 76.8% 30 / 46 65.2% 76.8%
To the legs 55 / 74 74.3% 87.8% 18 / 19 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 Abdurakhimov L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Pavlovich L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 408 28.9% 40.7% 204 / 490 41.6% 40.7%
In the clinch 59 / 104 56.7% 70.6% 8 / 11 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 137 / 193 71.0% 72.0% 15 / 17 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 601 39.4% 38.8% 113 / 352 32.1% 38.8%
To the body 44 / 65 67.7% 75.1% 38 / 61 62.3% 75.1%
To the legs 33 / 39 84.6% 84.4% 76 / 105 72.4% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
723.3% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
225.0% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 0.95
1045.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
375.0% def · norm 64.3%
12:1411.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
7:3812.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:192:38 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
1:590:28 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.14/15 · 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 — Pavlovich has more cage time on record.