Shamil Gamzatov vs. Klidson Abreu

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 1-2-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
1-2-0 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
35
AgeΔ 2 yrs
33
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
76"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
57.3
Layoff (months)Δ 17 mo
74.3
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
NCLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Shamil Gamzatov rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Shamil Gamzatov outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 5.35 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.41 norm.
Klidson Abreu is wasteful with body shots — only 45% land, vs a 72% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shamil Gamzatov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 123

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

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

Klidson Abreu

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 156

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

995.35/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
962.05/min · norm 3.41
643.46/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1362.90/min · norm 3.35
48.3%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
40.7%norm 48.3%
51.9%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
55.6%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Shamil Gamzatov

Distance 99.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

Klidson Abreu

Distance 93.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 10.4%)

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

Shamil Gamzatov

Head 50.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 24.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 24.9% (norm 9.7%)

Klidson Abreu

Head 64.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gamzatov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Abreu L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 98 / 203 48.3% 41.4% 86 / 220 39.1% 41.4%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.9% 10 / 15 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 26 / 104 25.0% 38.9% 38 / 151 25.2% 38.9%
To the body 36 / 50 72.0% 71.9% 20 / 44 45.5% 71.9%
To the legs 37 / 51 72.5% 81.8% 38 / 41 92.7% 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 Gamzatov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Abreu L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 60 / 124 48.4% 40.4% 112 / 276 40.6% 40.4%
In the clinch 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.7% 12 / 15 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 3 / 8 too few to rate 70.4% 12 / 15 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 96 39.6% 37.5% 53 / 186 28.5% 37.5%
To the body 12 / 22 too few to rate 72.3% 38 / 59 64.4% 72.3%
To the legs 14 / 15 too few to rate 83.0% 45 / 61 73.8% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
220.0% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 0.87
150.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
480.0% def · norm 66.7%
0:111.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
3:056.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
1:481:27 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
8:342:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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