UFC 333: Lone’er Kavanagh has the Significant-Strike accuracy edge over Ramazan Temirov, but will it matter?
Lone’er Kavanagh lands a higher share of his significant strikes, but Ramazan Temirov has the stronger numbers for pace and defense.
Lone’er Kavanagh and Ramazan Temirov meet on the UFC 333 main card on October 24, with the UFC listing them sixth and 10th in the flyweight rankings. Kavanagh has landed 333 of 660 significant-strike attempts, compared with Temirov’s 105 of 255. Calculated from those totals, their accuracy rates are 50.5 percent and 41.2 percent, respectively.
That gap is notable, but it does not decide the matchup by itself. The fighters have faced different opponents, and their UFC samples are different sizes. Accuracy is one measure, not a guarantee of success on fight night.
Temirov Has the Higher Strike Rate and Better Defensive Numbers
Temirov’s profile lists 4.73 significant strikes landed per minute, ahead of Kavanagh’s 4.13. He also absorbs fewer significant strikes per minute, at 3.65 to Kavanagh’s 3.94. Temirov’s listed significant-strike defense is 62 percent, compared with 54 percent for Kavanagh.
Those numbers give Temirov the stronger case on output and defense, with a higher landing rate and fewer significant strikes absorbed per minute. That does not guarantee he will outstrike Kavanagh, but it counters the accuracy gap.
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Can Kavanagh’s Accuracy Hold Up Against Temirov’s Higher Pace?
Kavanagh’s 333 landed strikes from 660 attempts produce the higher accuracy rate, by about 9.3 percentage points. But the totals also show that his recorded sample is substantially larger. These numbers reflect each fighter’s UFC bouts to date, not a controlled comparison against the same opposition.
The percentages cannot tell us how either fighter will perform against the other’s specific stance, range, or pressure. Nor do those aggregate totals isolate the effect of clinch work or grappling in this particular matchup. Kavanagh’s advantage matters if he can reproduce that accuracy against Temirov; Temirov’s higher pace and stronger defense offer reasons to question whether he will.
Temirov has the stronger case on output and defense, while Kavanagh owns the accuracy edge. The deciding factor may be which man can impose the kind of fight that best suits his statistical strengths.
