Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Phillipe Nover
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Zubaira Tukhugov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Phillipe Nover
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Distance 90.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 6.5%)
Phillipe Nover
Distance 83.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zubaira Tukhugov
Head 91.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)
Phillipe Nover
Head 76.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tukhugov L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Nover L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 302 / 805 | 37.5% | 40.9% | 114 / 382 | 29.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 41 | 58.5% | 70.8% | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 31 / 48 | 64.6% | 69.2% | 5 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 817 | 38.2% | 37.2% | 96 / 348 | 27.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 36 / 67 | 53.7% | 68.2% | 47 / 81 | 58.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Tukhugov L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Nover L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 330 / 930 | 35.5% | 39.2% | 120 / 360 | 33.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 61 / 77 | 79.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 45 / 81 | 55.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 687 | 25.5% | 35.9% | 98 / 341 | 28.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 85 / 148 | 57.4% | 67.9% | 55 / 86 | 64.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 81.5% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tukhugov has more cage time on record.