Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma is a dominant force in the air, according to statistics.

Zouma has been an impressive figure for the Blues this season, especially when paired with Brazilian veteran Thiago Silva.

CIES Football Observatory records statistics of the top players around Europe.

One of their analyses focuses on the players who won the highest percentage of aerial duels in defensive situations.

Zouma is top of the list at 96.3 percent, winning 26 out of 27 duels.

Berat Djimsiti is second, while Manchester United's Harry Maguire is third.

Real Madrid's Raphael Varane is not far behind, while Pablo Nascimento from Bordeaux rounds off the top five.