Bekzat Almakhan vs Jean Matsumoto — Bantamweight at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Rounds
- 3 × 5 min
- Venue
- National Gymnastics Arena · Baku, Azerbaijan
Markets
Record when favored vs. an underdog, across the 5priced bouts in each fighter’s history.
Career splits
3 bouts · vs Matsumoto
- KO/TKO1
- Submission0
- Decision0
- KO/TKO0
- Submission0
- Decision2
- Average10:21
- vs Orthodox1-2
- vs Southpawno data
- vs Switchno data
- vs Longer reach0-1
- vs Shorter reach1-0
5 bouts · vs Almakhan
- KO/TKO0
- Submission1
- Decision2
- KO/TKO0
- Submission0
- Decision2
- Average14:00
- vs Orthodox2-2
- vs Southpaw1-0
- vs Switchno data
- vs Longer reach0-2
- vs Shorter reach1-0
Tale of the Tape
The biometric and experience deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.
Finishing & durability
How often each fighter ends fights early — and how often they get put away. Outcomes view, not per-minute output.
When their fights end
every UFC finish on the fight clockFull method breakdown
| Outcome | Bekzat Almakhan | Jean Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | ||
| by KO / TKO | 1100% | 00% |
| by submission | 00% | 133% |
| by decision | 00% | 267% |
| Losses | ||
| by KO / TKO | 00% | 00% |
| by submission | 00% | 00% |
| by decision | 2100% | 2100% |
| Pace | ||
| Avg finish time (own wins) | R1 1:04 | R2 4:59 |
| Finishes used in avg | 1 | 1 |
Counts come from the same denormalised win/loss-by-method columns the rest of the site uses. The percentile context on each row is computed against fighters currently assigned to this weight class with at least two resolved UFC bouts.
KO history
Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head — then when the last finish landed, and on whom.
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Brad Katona1 year agoUFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025 · R1 · 1:04
- Last time KO'dNever finished by strikes in the UFC
- Last submission scoredNo submission wins in the UFC yet
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
- Last KO/TKO scoredNo KO/TKO wins in the UFC yet
- Last time KO'dNever finished by strikes in the UFC
- Last submission scoredvs Dan Argueta2y 1mo agoUFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · Apr 6, 2024 · R2 · 4:59
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
Common opponents
The single UFC opponent both fighters have faced. Reads as a directional signal, not a verdict.
Schedule Score
Who they've faced × what they've done. Composite + components compared head-to-head, percentile-ranked against every UFC fighter w/ ≥3 resolved bouts.
Per-tier records + bout-by-bout
| Tier | Bekzat Almakhan | Jean Matsumoto |
|---|---|---|
| Top-15 | 0-1 | — |
| Cross-div ranked | — | 0-1 |
| Established | — | 1-1 |
| Building | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Unproven | 0-1 | 1-0 |
Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) with quality wins (35%) and is Bayesian-shrunken toward the UFC median for small samples. Per-bout opponent quality is scored on rank-at-time-of-fight (champion 100, ranks 1–5 = 90→78, ranks 6–15 = 75→60), with cross-division and P4P signals layered on, and falls back to opponent UFC record-at-time for unranked opponents. UFC ranking data is sparse before December 2018, so legacy-era fighters score from record-at-time when ranks are missing.
Recent form
Last five UFC bouts, current trajectory, and the level of opposition faced going into this matchup.
Striking matchup
Where each fighter lands their strikes — and where each one gets hit — across head, body, and leg. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time.
Full breakdown — all zones, both views
| Zone | Fighter | Landed / 15 | Accuracy | Absorbed / 15 | Career landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Bekzat Almakhan | 16.4bottom of the division | 27% | 53.1bottom of the division | 34 |
| Head | Jean Matsumoto | 43.7top 17% of division | 32% | 63.4bottom of the division | 204 |
| Body | Bekzat Almakhan | 5.31well below average | 73% | 0.48elite — top of division | 11 |
| Body | Jean Matsumoto | 13.5top 29% of division | 68% | 11.1below division average | 63 |
| Leg | Bekzat Almakhan | 2.41bottom of the division | 83% | 2.41top 8% of division | 5 |
| Leg | Jean Matsumoto | 19.1elite — top of division | 67% | 2.79top 10% of division | 89 |
Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.
Grappling matchup
Wrestling output, ground threat, and control. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time, with takedown defense as a percentage of opponent attempts stopped.
Full breakdown — career grappling totals
| Metric | Bekzat Almakhan | Jean Matsumoto | Career totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takedowns landed / 15 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0 / 17 |
| Takedown accuracy | 0% | 49% | 0/1 · 17/35 |
| Takedown defense | 42% | 55% | stopped 5/12 · 23/42 |
| Submission attempts / 15 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 / 3 |
| Control time / 15 (min) | 0.3 min | 3.3 min | 0:37 · 15:29 |
| Time controlled BY opponent / 15 (min) | 6.6 min | 3.5 min | 13:46 · 16:29 |
All rates computed from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Takedown defense = opponent attempts stopped ÷ opponent total attempts. Control time figures are minutes the fighter spent in a dominant position per 15 minutes of fight time.
Pace & fade
How each fighter's work rate holds up as a fight wears on — round-by-round output (striking, takedown attempts, and control time combined), and whether they fade. The fade % compares round-3 output to round 1 over bouts that reached the third round.
Matsumoto actually builds to 146% of round-1 work rate by round 3. Almakhan hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a fade pattern yet.
Full per-round breakdown — both fighters
What drives the pace · per round
The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.
| Round | Fighter | Output / min | Sig landed / min | Sig absorbed / min | TD att / min | Control | Bouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Bekzat Almakhan | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.00 | 2% | 3 |
| R1 | Jean Matsumoto | 5.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.52 | 29% | 5 |
| R2 | Bekzat Almakhan | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.00 | 4% | 2 |
| R2 | Jean Matsumoto | 8.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.60 | 23% | 5 |
| R3 | Bekzat Almakhan | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.10 | 0% | 2 |
| R3 | Jean Matsumoto | 8.8 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 0.35 | 12% | 4 |
Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace. See Methods for the full formula.
Activity & layoff
The recency dimension Tale of the Tape doesn't carry. How active each fighter has been, and how that compares to active peers in their division.