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Khafiz Sakibekov
“Iron Man” · 11-5-0
Loss · KnockoutWin · TKOLoss · Disqualification
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Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
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Nikita Podkovalnikov
“Lion” · 12-7-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
Friday, October 30, 2026Prelims This fight approx. Dushanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Khafiz Sakibekov vs Nikita Podkovalnikov

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

64%
Head
80%
13%
Body
10%
22%
Leg
10%

Time in position

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

Khafiz Sakibekovlast 6 fights
61%15%24%
Nikita Podkovalnikovlast 2 fights
34%16%50%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Khafiz Sakibekov· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC Nikita Podkovalnikov· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.680.58
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.412.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.021.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
56%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Khafiz Sakibekov · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersNikita Podkovalnikov · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1493 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.68
Strikes landed / min
0.58
2.41
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.65
2.02 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.73 / 1.7
56%
Takedown accuracy
100%
70%
Takedown defence
25%
2:49
Control time / fight
3:25
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.90

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.

Nikita Podkovalnikov2 fights · by range and by target
Range
44%Distance · 7
38%Clinch · 6
19%Ground · 3
Target
80%Head · 8
10%Body · 1
10%Leg · 1

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

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

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