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Abdul Hussein vs. Hecher Sosa

UFC 1-0-0 vs. 1-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-0-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
29
AgeΔ 2 yrs
31
—
Height
5'9"
—
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.9
Layoff (months)Δ 4.3 mo
7.2
W
Last 5 (newest first)
W

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Abdul Hussein is a submission threat — 3.43 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Abdul Hussein carries real power — 1.14 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Hecher Sosa rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Abdul Hussein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 10
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -4.0 wins over .500

Hecher Sosa

Full career not yet synced for Hecher Sosa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

654.96/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1046.93/min · norm 3.52
443.35/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
624.13/min · norm 3.58
65.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 43.5%
45.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
63.1%norm 56.6%
11.14/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Abdul Hussein

Distance 63.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 24.2% (norm 6.4%)

Hecher Sosa

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Abdul Hussein

Head 91.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Hecher Sosa

Head 76.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Hussein L/AAccBantamweight med Sosa L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 63 60.3% 39.2% 88 / 189 46.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 11 / 12 too few to rate 69.0% 16 / 32 50.0% 69.0%
On the ground 16 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 91 63.7% 35.3% 67 / 170 39.4% 35.3%
To the body 7 / 8 too few to rate 66.9% 25 / 37 67.6% 66.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 79.2% 12 / 14 too few to rate 79.2%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Hussein L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Sosa L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 55 40.0% 39.4% 53 / 150 35.3% 39.4%
In the clinch 21 / 25 84.0% 70.6% 9 / 18 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 47 27.7% 34.9% 35 / 118 29.7% 34.9%
To the body 25 / 28 89.3% 66.1% 22 / 44 50.0% 66.1%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 78.8% 5 / 6 too few to rate 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 1.14/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
266.7% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
763.6% def · norm 65.7%
7:4759.3% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
0:343.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
1:161:26 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
3:063:06 per 15 · norm 2:24
33.43/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hussein has more cage time on record.