Timur Valiev vs. Jack Shore

UFC 2-1-0 (1 NC) vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
6-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
31
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'8"
67"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
52.7
Layoff (months)Δ 31.5 mo
21.2
LWWNC
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jack Shore hunts takedowns — 3.22 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Jack Shore is a submission threat — 0.61 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Timur Valiev owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Timur Valiev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 51
Tier 3 — regional circuit 144

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Jack Shore

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 100
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.73 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2705.19/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
3523.60/min · norm 3.52
1733.33/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2262.31/min · norm 3.58
53.0%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
58.3%norm 43.4%
45.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
56.4%norm 56.6%
10.29/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.31/15 · norm 0.30

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

Timur Valiev

Distance 87.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.4% (norm 6.5%)

Jack Shore

Distance 77.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Timur Valiev

Head 63.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 8.4%)

Jack Shore

Head 78.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Valiev L/AAccBantamweight med Shore L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 220 / 446 49.3% 39.0% 250 / 465 53.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 17 / 20 too few to rate 68.7% 46 / 58 79.3% 68.7%
On the ground 33 / 43 76.7% 70.2% 56 / 81 69.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 323 39.0% 34.9% 243 / 475 51.2% 34.9%
To the body 73 / 104 70.2% 66.8% 52 / 58 89.7% 66.8%
To the legs 71 / 82 86.6% 79.4% 57 / 71 80.3% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Valiev L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Shore L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 256 48.4% 39.3% 182 / 462 39.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 7 / 10 too few to rate 70.4% 34 / 44 77.3% 70.4%
On the ground 42 / 50 84.0% 72.4% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 124 / 258 48.1% 34.9% 86 / 343 25.1% 34.9%
To the body 26 / 32 81.2% 66.0% 62 / 85 72.9% 66.0%
To the legs 23 / 26 88.5% 79.1% 78 / 90 86.7% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
640.0% acc · 1.73/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
2139.6% acc · 3.22/15 · norm 1.12
555.6% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2074.1% def · norm 66.7%
14:0527.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
31:2932.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
7:072:03 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
23:093:33 per 15 · norm 2:24
10.29/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.61/15 · norm 0.28

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