Tapology has launched a new feature that displays an opposition level rating for UFC fighters on their profiles. The rating is calculated using a specific formula available on the website and ranges from 1 to 99. The calculation considers only a fighter's last six UFC bouts, excluding fights in other organizations. For UFC 328, Sean Strickland leads with the highest rating of 74, followed by Hamzat Chimaev at 69 and Alexander Volkov at 67. The lowest ratings on the card include Baysangur Susurkaev and Ozzy Diaz, both at 4, demonstrating the wide variance in competition levels across the roster.
Tapology has rolled out a new opponent quality rating system for UFC fighters, with the feature now visible on fighter profile pages ahead of UFC 328 on May 9.
The rating runs on a scale of one to 99, calculated using a formula Tapology has published on its website. Crucially, the system draws only from a fighter's last six UFC bouts, meaning performances in other promotions carry no weight in the final number.
Among the UFC 328 roster, middleweight champion Sean Strickland sits at the top of the standings with a rating of 74. The 35-year-old American out of Xtreme Couture carries a 31-7-0 record and has built a reputation as one of the division's most active strikers, landing 6.04 significant strikes per minute with a six-foot-one frame and a 76-inch reach.
Hamzat Chimaev follows at 69, with heavyweight contender Alexander Volkov third on the card at 67. Volkov, ranked number one in the heavyweight division, is 37 years old and brings a 40-11-0 record into the event. The six-foot-seven Russian operates out of an orthodox stance and connects at a 57 percent striking accuracy rate, among the higher marks for any heavyweight in the promotion.
At the other end of the scale, Baysangur Susurkaev and Ozzy Diaz both register a rating of just four, illustrating the considerable gap in scheduled opposition that exists across a typical UFC card.
Why it matters
- The metric gives fans and analysts a structured way to compare the caliber of competition fighters have faced inside the UFC specifically.
- Limiting the window to six fights means the rating reflects current relevance rather than career-long reputation.
- Wide variance on a single card, from 74 down to four, underscores how unevenly distributed high-level matchmaking is across the roster.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
