Steve Erceg vs Ramazan Temirov — Flyweight at UFC Abu Dhabi
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Rounds
- 3 × 5 min
- Venue
- Etihad Arena · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Matchup read
Where each fighter holds an advantage in this matchup — offense weighed against the opponent's defense. Tap any row to see the numbers behind it. Descriptive — not a prediction.
StrikingEven
Even striking exchange (thin sample)
GrapplingEven
Wrestling stays neutral (thin sample)
SubmissionEven
Little submission threat either way (thin sample)
FinishingSlight edge · Temirov
Temirov is more likely to finish Erceg (thin sample)
PaceSlight edge · Erceg
Tale of the tapeClear edge · Erceg
Erceg 5" reach · Erceg 8 cm
Each edge weighs one fighter’s offense against the other’s defense in this matchup, not each fighter vs the division in isolation — so a strong defense reduces (not erases) the opposing threat. Tap a row for the percentiles behind it. Thin samples are dimmed; too little data reads “not enough data.”
Markets
Record when favored vs. an underdog, across each fighter’s priced UFC bouts.
Career splits
Tale of the Tape
The biometric deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.
Recent form
Last five pro bouts (non-UFC fights dashed + tagged), current trajectory, and the level of opposition going into this matchup.
Common opponents
UFC opponents both fighters have faced — a direct read on relative quality controlling for matchmaking.
These two fighters haven’t crossed paths in the UFC cage with any of the same opponents.
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.
Based on opponents’ full career pro records (Sherdog, amateur bouts excluded) — a descriptive read of the non-UFC slate, not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
Per-tier records + bout-by-bout
| Tier | Steve Erceg | Ramazan Temirov |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 0-1 | — |
| Top-5 | 0-2 | — |
| Top-15 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Building | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Unproven | 1-0 | — |
- W vs Tim Elliott#1167May 2, 2026 · Top-15
- W vs Ode Osbourne18Aug 9, 2025 · Building
- L vs Brandon Moreno#287Mar 29, 2025 · Top-5
- L vs Kai Kara-France#481Aug 17, 2024 · Top-5
- L vs Alexandre PantojaCHAMP100May 4, 2024 · Champion
- W vs Matt Schnell#970Mar 2, 2024 · Top-15
- W vs Alessandro Costa8Nov 11, 2023 · Unproven
- W vs David Dvorak#1068Jun 10, 2023 · Top-15
Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) with quality wins (35%). For fighters with limited UFC experience the headline is held toward a rookie baseline — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule — so debut and low-sample fighters read lower than established names. 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.
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 | Steve Erceg | 51.5top 7% of division | 42% | 35.6below division average | 410 |
| Head | Ramazan Temirov | 50.5top 8% of division | 37% | 24.4top 30% of division | 60 |
| Body | Steve Erceg | 12.7above division average | 70% | 12.1below division average | 101 |
| Body | Ramazan Temirov | 14.3top 23% of division | 57% | 20.2bottom of the division | 17 |
| Leg | Steve Erceg | 5.40below division average | 88% | 13.3well below average | 43 |
| Leg | Ramazan Temirov | 0.84bottom of the division | 100% | 14.3bottom of the division | 1 |
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 | Steve Erceg | Ramazan Temirov | Career totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takedowns landed / 15 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9 / 1 |
| Takedown accuracy | 28% | 50% | 9/32 · 1/2 |
| Takedown defense | 67% | 100% | stopped 31/46 · 3/3 |
| Submission attempts / 15 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3 / 0 |
| Control time / 15 (min) | 1.7 min | 0.4 min | 13:51 · 0:28 |
| Time controlled BY opponent / 15 (min) | 1.8 min | 1.1 min | 14:42 · 1:18 |
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.
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 clockFinish & durability rates
UFC bouts only
Full method breakdown
| Outcome | Steve Erceg | Ramazan Temirov |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | ||
| by KO / TKO | 1(20%) | 1(50%) |
| by submission | 0(0%) | 0(0%) |
| by decision | 4(80%) | 1(50%) |
| Losses | ||
| by KO / TKO | 1(33%) | 0 |
| by submission | 0(0%) | 0 |
| by decision | 2(67%) | 0 |
| Pace | ||
| Avg finish time (own wins) | R2 0:26 | R1 2:50 |
| 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
UFC fights only — knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head, then when the last finish landed, and on whom.
- Last time KO'dvs Kai Kara-France1y 9mo agoUFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024 · R1 · 4:04
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
- Last time KO'dNever finished by strikes in the UFC
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
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.
Erceg actually builds to 155% of round-1 work rate by round 3. Temirov hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a fade pattern yet.
Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.
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 | Steve Erceg | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 0.15 | 5% | 8 |
| R1 | Ramazan Temirov | 5.7 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.00 | 2% | 2 |
| R2 | Steve Erceg | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.33 | 13% | 7 |
| R2 | Ramazan Temirov | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.20 | 1% | 1 |
| R3 | Steve Erceg | 7.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 0.37 | 26% | 6 |
| R3 | Ramazan Temirov | 3.8 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 0.20 | 6% | 1 |
| R4 | Steve Erceg | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 0.30 | 0% | 2 |
| R4 | Ramazan Temirov | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R5 | Steve Erceg | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.20 | 2% | 2 |
| R5 | Ramazan Temirov | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
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.
- Ramazan has 1y 2mo more layoff