Besam Yousef vs.
Simeon Thoresen
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Besam Yousef
Full career not yet synced for Besam Yousef — 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
Simeon Thoresen
Full career not yet synced for Simeon Thoresen — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Besam Yousef
Distance 43.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 53.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.1%)
Simeon Thoresen
Distance 78.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Besam Yousef
Head 75.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 8.4%)
Simeon Thoresen
Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yousef L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Thoresen L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 24 / 58 | 41.4% | 38.6% | 66 / 184 | 35.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 67.8% | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 44 / 101 | 43.6% | 37.2% | 64 / 192 | 33.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 70.7% | 28 / 32 | 87.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Yousef L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Thoresen L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 22 / 60 | 36.7% | 39.0% | 69 / 233 | 29.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 68.9% | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 68.0% | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 80 | 41.2% | 35.6% | 86 / 260 | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 69.6% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 4 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 2 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Thoresen has more cage time on record.