Ludovit Klein vs Tofiq MusayevLightweight at UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez

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Ludovit Klein
24-5-1
Stance
Southpaw
vs
Tofiq Musayev
23-6
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Lightweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Belgrade Arena · Belgrade, Serbia

Matchup read

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

Striking
◂ Klein

Klein out-strikes Musayev (thin sample)

Effective offense
A
79th
2.0
+48
D
31st
0.8
Defense
C
49th
53%
+13
B
62nd
50%
KO power
C
9 KO
0.4 KD
+8
C
18 KO
0.0 KD
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Wrestling
◂ Klein

Klein has the bigger wrestling edge on Musayev (thin sample)

Takedowns landed
C
55th
1.4
+19
A
75th
2.3
Takedown accuracy
52%
60%
Takedown defense
76%
50%
Control time
B
70th
3.9 min
+20
A+
90th
6.2 min
See full Grappling
Submission
◂ Klein

Klein is the bigger submission threat on Musayev (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
Even
F
18th
0.0
Sub win rate
A
74th
33%
8 subs
+15
B
59th
9%
2 subs
Submission defense
C
46th
7%
+10
D
37th
14%
See full Grappling
Finishing
Even

Klein's durability neutralizes Musayev — no real edge either way (thin sample)

Finish rate
D
31st
25%
Even
D
36th
0%
KO durability
B
63rd
0%
+10
C
53rd
0%
Submission defense
C
42nd
9%
+22
F
21st
50%
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Pace
Even

Similar work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
5.3
5.0
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.1
Even
5.0
Pace trend+4%/rd
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Form
◂ Klein

Klein is in better recent form than Musayev (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
73%
50%
After a win71%
Last 5
80%
60%
Win streakW1W1
See full Form
Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
30%
44%
Win quality
55%
63%
Ranked opponents
2
1
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)1-01-0
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Activity
Musayev ▸

Musayev is fresher and more active than Klein

Last bout
9mo
4mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
Even
1
Bouts, last 24 mo
3
2
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Tale of the tape
◂ Klein

Klein 3" reach · Musayev 5 cm · Klein 5y younger · Open-stance matchup

31
Age
5y
younger
36
5'8"
173cm
Height
2"
taller
5'10"
178cm
72"
183cm
Reach
3"
reach
69"
175cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Ludovit KleinTofiq Musayev
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min3.761.84
Accuracy%53%46%
Defense%53%50%
Takedowns/151.42.3
TD defense%76%50%
Submissions/150.00.0

Career rate as a percentile within the lightweight (423 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Tofiq Musayev, from opponents’ full pro records
Tofiq Musayev
Strong
Opponents' combined record
347-169-9
.672 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 27
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
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.