Thiago Perpetuo vs. Omari Akhmedov

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 9-5-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
9-5-1
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 0 yrs
38
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
148.5
Layoff (months)Δ 87.6 mo
60.9
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Thiago Perpetuo carries real power — 1.88 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Thiago Perpetuo hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Omari Akhmedov hunts takedowns — 2.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Thiago Perpetuo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Omari Akhmedov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 127
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

865.39/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
5352.97/min · norm 3.25
563.51/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
5122.84/min · norm 3.20
69.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
34.4%norm 47.4%
51.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
55.8%norm 53.8%
21.88/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.17/15 · norm 0.32

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

Thiago Perpetuo

Distance 54.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 34.1% (norm 10.3%)

Omari Akhmedov

Distance 85.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Thiago Perpetuo

Head 69.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Omari Akhmedov

Head 84.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Perpetuo L/AAccMiddleweight med Akhmedov L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 41 / 67 61.2% 40.5% 389 / 1335 29.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 70.3% 65 / 100 65.0% 70.3%
On the ground 34 / 42 81.0% 69.1% 81 / 121 66.9% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 85 68.2% 38.9% 383 / 1320 29.0% 38.9%
To the body 23 / 31 74.2% 71.7% 89 / 148 60.1% 71.7%
To the legs 5 / 7 too few to rate 83.3% 63 / 88 71.6% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Perpetuo L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Akhmedov L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 39 / 89 43.8% 39.5% 386 / 990 39.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 9 / 12 too few to rate 70.9% 82 / 114 71.9% 70.9%
On the ground 8 / 14 too few to rate 69.0% 44 / 54 81.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 35 / 88 39.8% 37.9% 340 / 907 37.5% 37.9%
To the body 7 / 10 too few to rate 71.3% 84 / 141 59.6% 71.3%
To the legs 14 / 17 too few to rate 82.1% 88 / 110 80.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
350.0% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3145.6% acc · 2.58/15 · norm 1.42
466.7% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2965.9% def · norm 63.1%
6:1238.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
38:4821.5% of cage time · norm 19.75%
3:102:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
23:431:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
30.25/15 · norm 0.47

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