Damian Pinas vs Andrey PulyaevMiddleweight at UFC 332

Upcoming·UFC 332·Saturday, October 3, 2026
Damian Pinas
9-1W6
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Delta Center · Salt Lake City

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Pinas

Pinas out-strikes Pulyaev (thin sample)

Effective offense
A+
99th
4.2
+14
A
85th
2.2
Defense
C
50th
56%
Even
C
56th
55%
KO power
A
8 KO
1.5 KD
+20
C
6 KO
0.3 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Wrestling stays neutral (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
F
9th
0.0
Even
F
9th
0.0
Takedown accuracy
0%
Even
0%
Takedown defense
86%
45%
Control time
D
31st
1.8 min
+18
F
13th
0.7 min
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Submission
Even

Little submission threat either way (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
Even
F
18th
0.0
Sub win rate
B
59th
11%
1 sub
Even
B
63rd
20%
2 subs
Submission defense
C
46th
0%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Finishing
Even

Both finishing threats (thin sample)

Finish rate
C
56th
100%
Even
C
54th
100%
KO durability
C
56th
0%
+9
B
65th
0%
Submission defense
D
39th
0%
+12
D
28th
25%
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Pace
◂ Pinas

Pinas pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
6.4
3.2
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
6.4
3.3
Pace trend+11%/rd
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Form
◂ Pinas

Pinas is in better recent form than Pulyaev (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
100%
25%
After a win
100%
0%
Last 5
100%
40%
Win streakW5L2
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
13%
27%
Win quality
63%
26%
Ranked opponents
0
Even
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
◂ Pinas

Pinas has fought more often lately than Pulyaev

Last bout
1mo
2mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
3
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
3
5
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Tale of the tape
Even

Pulyaev 8 cm · Pinas 5y younger · Open-stance matchup

24
Age
5y
younger
29
6'1"
185cm
Height
3"
taller
6'4"
193cm
80"
202cm
Reach
1"
reach
79"
199cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
See full Tale of the tape
On the bubbleAndrey Pulyaev 30% cut risk · 2-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Damian PinasAndrey Pulyaev
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min7.503.84
Accuracy%56%56%
Defense%56%55%
Takedowns/150.00.3
TD defense%100%64%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (354 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for each fighter, from opponents’ full pro records

Pinas faced the tougher slate — opponents averaged .586 career win rate vs .535 for Pulyaev.

Damian Pinas
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
51-36
.586 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

Andrey Pulyaev
Moderate
Opponents' combined record
83-72-1
.535 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.