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✓ Brando Pericic won · by KO · R2

Shamil Gaziev vs Brando Pericic — Honest Elo matchup

heavyweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Corner A
Shamil Gaziev
#26 4-3-0
Elo 1498
VS
Corner B
Brando Pericic
#12 3-0-0
Elo 1566
Final result · recorded May 2, 2026
Brando Pericic
defeated Shamil Gaziev by KO in round 2

Honest Elo Meter pre-fight: Shamil Gaziev 47.8% · Brando Pericic 52.2%

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Other fights on this card · 10
Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates Main event · welterweight Beneil Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld lightweight Tim Elliott vs Steve Erceg flyweight Tai Tuivasa vs Louie Sutherland heavyweight Cam Rowston vs Robert Bryczek middleweight Junior Tafa vs Kevin Christian light heavyweight Jacob Malkoun vs Gerald Meerschaert middleweight Colby Thicknesse vs Vince Morales bantamweight Jonathan Micallef vs Themba Gorimbo welterweight Dom Mar Fan vs Kody Steele lightweight

Tale of the tape

4-3-0 UFC record 3-0-0
KO 3 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 3 · Sub 0
+1 Streak +3
36 Age 32
6'4" 193 cm Height 6'5" 196 cm
78" 198 cm Reach 79" 201 cm
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
1545 Global Elo 1592
1498 Elo rating 1566
Shamil Gaziev — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 75% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
Brando Pericic — Notable ▼
At a glance

Shamil Gaziev — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 165 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 27%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 19%
  • Ground 8%

Brando Pericic — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 137 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 21%
  • Ground 8%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

2.97
11.00
div avg 4.48
45%
58%
div avg 53%
5.09
4.26
div avg 3.40
45%
58%
div avg 51%
1.08
0.00
div avg 1.90
33%
—
div avg 42%
83%
71%
div avg 72%
0.00
0.00
div avg 0.83
6
1
div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Shamil Gaziev
75% finish rate
KO 3 · Sub 0
can finish?
Brando Pericic
finished —
no losses
Brando Pericic
100% finish rate
KO 3 · Sub 0
can finish?
Shamil Gaziev
finished 100%
3 of 3 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Shamil Gaziev has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1546 vs 1506, 0 quality wins to 0.

Shamil Gaziev red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1546
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win
Martin Buday
Elo 1599 at fight time
Expected wins
3.2
+0.8 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights
1599
1539
Brando Pericic blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1506
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Shamil Gaziev
Elo 1543 at fight time
Expected wins
1.6
+1.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 3 fights
1500
1543
Corner A recent form
Shamil Gaziev
Corner B recent form
Brando Pericic
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Shamil Gaziev & Brando Pericic on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.