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Krzysztof Soszynski

26-12-1 UFC 6-3-0
Finisher Submission Grappler
6'1"Height
77"Reach
Open StanceStance
49Age
2KO wins
2Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:56Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 43.3 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 27.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 67.7 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 32.9 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 27.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 51.8 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 77.4 of 100 Control — Average, rated 68.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 77
  2. Control Average 69
  3. Striking D Average 68
  4. TD Defense Average 52
  5. Striking Below avg 43
  6. Durability Below avg 33
  7. Accuracy Below avg 27
  8. Wrestling Below avg 27

Built on 80 minutes of tracked cage time across 9 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Finisher 67% of wins by knockout or submission (2 KO, 2 sub)
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.97
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense59.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.19
Takedowns / 15 min0.56
Takedown accuracy27.3%
Takedown defense73.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.12
Control time26.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
April 18, 2009 vs Brian Stann — 0.77/min (W) — only 3.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '09 May 23, 2009 vs Andre Gusmao — 5.48/min (W) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '09 August 29, 2009 vs Brandon Vera — 2.73/min (L) Aug '09 February 20, 2010 vs Stephan Bonnar — 4.34/min (W) Feb '10 July 3, 2010 vs Stephan Bonnar — 3.93/min (L) Jul '10 November 13, 2010 vs Goran Reljic — 3.8/min (W) Nov '10 June 11, 2011 vs Mike Massenzio — 4.4/min (W) Jun '11 December 10, 2011 vs Igor Pokrajac — 6.86/min (L) — only 0.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '11

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Igor Pokrajac 23-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:35 — UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · December 10, 2011
4/8Sig. strikes
21/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mike Massenzio 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · June 11, 2011
66/126Sig. strikes
17/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Goran Reljic 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · November 13, 2010
57/114Sig. strikes
23/74Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:03Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Stephan Bonnar 12-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:08 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
32/90Sig. strikes
48/112Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Stephan Bonnar 12-6 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 1:04 — UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · February 20, 2010
48/123Sig. strikes
36/117Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brandon Vera 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · August 29, 2009
41/127Sig. strikes
62/134Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Andre Gusmao 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:17 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 23, 2009
18/50Sig. strikes
17/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brian Stann 6-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:53 — UFC 97: Redemption · April 18, 2009
3/11Sig. strikes
8/18Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Shane Primm 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:27 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · December 13, 2008
19/50Sig. strikes
7/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
26-12-1Pro record
Team Quest (2007–2010), Reign Training Center (2010–2013)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 11
Decision 3
Other 2

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 5
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 9
IFL 7
TKO 4
NFA 3
UCW 2
RR 2
ICC 2
Ring of Combat 1

+ 9 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 39 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Igor Pokrajac KO (punches) UFC 140
December 10, 2011
 UFC 1 0:35
W Mike Massenzio Decision (unanimous) UFC 131
June 11, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Goran Reljic Decision (unanimous) UFC 122
November 13, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L Stephan Bonnar TKO (knee and punches) UFC 116
July 3, 2010
 UFC 2 3:08
W Stephan Bonnar TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 110
February 21, 2010
 UFC 3 1:04
L Brandon Vera Decision (unanimous) UFC 102
August 29, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W André Gusmão KO (punches) UFC 98
May 23, 2009
 UFC 1 3:17
W Brian Stann Submission (kimura) UFC 97
April 18, 2009
 UFC 1 3:53
W Shane Primm Submission (kimura) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
December 13, 2008
 UFC 2 3:27
W Marcus Hicks Submission (kimura) UCW 11: Hell in the Cage
April 11, 2008
 UCW 1 —
W Alex Andrade DQ (low blows) Ring of Combat 18
March 7, 2008
 Ring of Combat 2 4:46
W Robert Villegas DQ (refusal to fight) HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon
December 15, 2007
 HDNet Fights 2 3:15
L Ben Rothwell TKO (punches) IFL: 2007 Semifinals
August 2, 2007
 IFL 1 0:13
L Reese Andy Decision (split) IFL: Everett
June 1, 2007
 IFL 3 4:00
W Dan Christison Decision (unanimous) IFL: Los Angeles
March 17, 2007
 IFL 3 4:00
L Mike Whitehead Decision (unanimous) IFL: Championship Final
December 29, 2006
 IFL 3 4:00
W Devin Cole Submission (armbar) IFL: World Championship Semifinals
November 2, 2006
 IFL 2 1:14
W Icho Larenas TKO (doctor stoppage) TKO 27: Reincarnation
September 29, 2006
 TKO 3 0:00
W Tom Howard TKO (punches) IFL: Portland
September 9, 2006
 IFL 1 3:47
W Yan Pellerin Submission (kimura) TKO 26: Heatwave
June 30, 2006
 TKO 1 1:30
L Ben Rothwell TKO (punches) IFL: Legends Championship 2006
April 29, 2006
 IFL 1 3:59
D Mike Kyle Technical Draw Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
March 10, 2006
 Strikeforce 1 2:02
L Brian Schall TKO (punches) TKO 24: Eruption
January 28, 2006
 TKO 3 3:00
L Martin Desilets TKO (doctor stoppage) TKO 23: Extreme
November 5, 2005
 TKO 2 1:30
L Matt Horwich Submission (rear-naked choke) Freedom Fight: Canada vs. USA
July 9, 2005
 Freedom Fight 2 0:52
W Ron Fields Submission (armbar) UCW 2: Caged Inferno
June 18, 2005
 UCW 1 2:25
W Jason Day TKO (punches) RR 8: Roadhouse Rumble 8
April 9, 2005
 RR 1 2:08
W Troy Hadley TKO (punches) NFA: Super Brawl
January 29, 2005
 NFA 1 —
W Chris Thiel KO (punches) Ultimate Cage Wars 1
October 29, 2004
 Ultimate Cage Wars 1 —
W Wyatt Lewis KO (punches) RITR 1: Rage in the Ring 1
October 23, 2004
 RITR 1 —
W Lee Mein TKO (submission to punches) WFF 7: Professional Shooto
July 23, 2004
 WFF 2 2:06
L Chris Tuchscherer Decision (unanimous) NFA: Moorhead
June 12, 2004
 NFA 3 3:00
W Dennis Stull TKO (punches) ICC: Trials 2
April 30, 2004
 ICC 1 —
W Jack Burton Submission (rear-naked choke) ICC: Trials 2
April 30, 2004
 ICC 1 —
W Matt Lafromboise TKO (submission to punches) DFC 1: Dakota Fighting Championships 1
April 17, 2004
 DFC 1 1:14
W Kyle Olsen Submission (exhaustion) NFA: Best Damn Fights
March 20, 2004
 NFA 1 4:55
W Ben Konecnec TKO (punches) IFA: Ultimate Trials
February 27, 2004
 IFA 1 0:26
L Jason Day Decision (unanimous) RR 8: Roadhouse Rumble 8
November 1, 2003
 RR 2 5:00
W Matt Lafromboise TKO (submission to punches) Absolute Ada Fights 4
September 13, 2003
 Absolute Ada Fights 1 3:23

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Krzysztof Soszynski) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 41.2% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 59.1% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 27.3% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 73.7% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.5
Control time 26.5% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 63.3%