OctagonEdge

Welterweight

Tahir Abdullayev

“Tank”

20-3

Age
29
Height
5'8"
Reach
6'1"
Stance
--
Camp
Phuket Top Team
Out of
Azerbaijan
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C+ · 64
Finish rate
35%
Win rate
87%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
7
Dec
13

FightMetric

SLpM

0.00

SApM

4.60

Str Acc

0%

Str Def

68%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels

Fight IQ

64C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 23 career fights for Tahir Abdullayev. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

C

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Tahir Abdullayev “Tank” is a 29-year-old -- welterweight out of Azerbaijan, camped at Phuket Top Team. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels. Career mark 20-3-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (64).

What works. Durability is the standout at 82 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C at 68% / 4.60 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (18, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Abdullayev yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

18 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

57 C

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 68% striking defense · 4.60 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

38 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 0% accuracy on 0.00 SLpM
  • 0.12 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

60 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 68% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 4.60 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

39 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 0.00 SLpM at 0% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 4.60 SApM

Takedown reaction

59 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

82 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.