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Khafiz Sakibekov
“Iron Man” · 11-4-0
Loss · KnockoutWin · TKOLoss · Disqualification
CANCELLED
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Timur Valiev
“Lucky” · 18-3-0 (1 NC)
Win · SubmissionLoss · Split DecisionWin · Split Decision
Saturday, August 15, 2026CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia

Khafiz Sakibekov vs Timur Valiev

Style & credentials

Khafiz Sakibekov

No background on record

Timur Valiev

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

64%
Head
47%
13%
Body
22%
22%
Leg
31%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Khafiz Sakibekovlast 6 fights
61%15%24%
Timur Valievlast 5 fights
70%10%20%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Khafiz Sakibekov· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC Timur Valiev· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.683.89
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.413.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.021.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
56%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%52%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersTimur Valiev · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1484 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.68
Strikes landed / min
3.89
2.41
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.40
2.02 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.16 / 3.9
56%
Takedown accuracy
30%
70%
Takedown defence
52%
2:49
Control time / fight
2:54
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Khafiz Sakibekov6 fights · by range and by target
Range
58%Distance · 140
26%Clinch · 64
16%Ground · 39
Target
64%Head · 115
13%Body · 24
22%Leg · 40

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Timur Valiev4 UFC fights · 270 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
32%86/270
23%63/94
26%71/82
Clinch
3%8/11
3%9/9
0%0/0
Ground
12%32/42
0%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

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