Aleksandre Topuria vs. Colby Thicknesse
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aleksandre Topuria
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 8 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Colby Thicknesse
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aleksandre Topuria
Distance 91.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.4%)
Colby Thicknesse
Distance 69.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aleksandre Topuria
Head 80.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Colby Thicknesse
Head 70.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 22.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Topuria L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Thicknesse L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 147 | 53.7% | 39.2% | 120 / 338 | 35.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 60 / 78 | 76.9% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 43 / 74 | 58.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 128 | 49.2% | 35.3% | 118 / 347 | 34.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 66.9% | 77 / 112 | 68.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 79.2% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 79.2% |
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: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Topuria L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Thicknesse L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 73 / 238 | 30.7% | 39.4% | 124 / 294 | 42.2% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 58 / 83 | 69.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.1% | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 44 / 193 | 22.8% | 34.9% | 114 / 285 | 40.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 66.1% | 53 / 72 | 73.6% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 78.8% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Thicknesse has more cage time on record.