Lightweight

Tofiq Musayev

24-6

Age
36
Height
5'9"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Mammadaliyev's Fight School
Out of
Azerbaijan
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C · 58
Finish rate
8%
Win rate
80%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
22

FightMetric

SLpM

1.84

SApM

3.96

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

64%

TD Avg

2.30

TD Acc

60%

TD Def

76%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

58C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 30 career fights for Tofiq Musayev. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

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

Where they leak

  • Punching agility

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

  • Counter punching

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

  • Ground game

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

Scouting report

Tofiq Musayev is a 36-year-old Orthodox lightweight out of Azerbaijan, camped at Mammadaliyev's Fight School. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 24-6-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 22 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (58).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 2.30 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 64% / 3.96 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 76% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Punching agility is the soft spot (39, D). Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When Musayev loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 4 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Musayev 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

44 D

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

  • 2.30 takedowns / 15 at 60% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

61 C+

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

  • 64% striking defense · 3.96 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 6 defeats

Counter punching

44 D

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

  • 58% accuracy on 1.84 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

55 C

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

  • Str def 64% · TD def 76% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.96 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

39 D

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

  • 1.84 SLpM at 58% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.96 SApM

Takedown reaction

52 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 76% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 4 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

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

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 6 losses
  • 22 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.