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Colby Thicknesse vs. Aleksandre Topuria

UFC 3-1-0 vs. 2-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-1-0
UFC record
2-0-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
27
AgeΔ 3 yrs
30
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox1-1 vs orthodox fighters
Stance
Orthodox2-0 vs orthodox fighters
0.4
Layoff (months)Δ 11 mo
11.4
WWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Colby Thicknesse is a submission threat — 1.25 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Colby Thicknesse's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 66% Bantamweight norm.
Aleksandre Topuria is accurate with head shots — lands 49%, vs a 35% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Colby Thicknesse

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

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

Aleksandre Topuria

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 20
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2233.72/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
882.93/min · norm 3.52
1863.10/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
772.57/min · norm 3.58
45.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
55.0%norm 43.5%
51.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
68.7%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Colby Thicknesse

Distance 69.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 6.4%)

Aleksandre Topuria

Distance 91.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 6.4%)

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

Colby Thicknesse

Head 70.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 22.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Aleksandre Topuria

Head 80.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Thicknesse L/AAccBantamweight med Topuria L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 338 35.5% 39.2% 79 / 147 53.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 60 / 78 76.9% 69.0% 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 43 / 74 58.1% 70.2% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 118 / 347 34.0% 35.3% 63 / 128 49.2% 35.3%
To the body 77 / 112 68.8% 66.9% 20 / 27 74.1% 66.9%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 79.2% 5 / 5 too few to rate 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 Thicknesse L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Topuria L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 124 / 294 42.2% 39.4% 73 / 238 30.7% 39.4%
In the clinch 58 / 83 69.9% 70.6% 4 / 7 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 4 / 8 too few to rate 72.1% 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 114 / 285 40.0% 34.9% 44 / 193 22.8% 34.9%
To the body 53 / 72 73.6% 66.1% 20 / 38 52.6% 66.1%
To the legs 19 / 28 67.9% 78.8% 13 / 15 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
37.0% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
333.3% acc · 1.50/15 · norm 1.12
633.3% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
9100.0% def · norm 65.7%
14:0023.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
7:2224.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
14:293:37 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
0:010:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
51.25/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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