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Brad Kohler vs.
Tra Telligman

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-1-0 Brad Kohler · UFC
1-4-0 Tra Telligman · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-1-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
62.2
AgeΔ 0.7 yrs
61.5
5'9"
HeightΔ 5"
6'2"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
322.4
Layoff (months)Δ 70.9 mo
251.5
WL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

Brad Kohler hunts takedowns — 5.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Brad Kohler carries real power — 1.42 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Tra Telligman is a submission threat — 0.50 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Brad Kohler

Full career not yet synced for Brad Kohler — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Tra Telligman

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

151.42/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
702.31/min · norm 3.36
60.57/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1093.60/min · norm 3.19
55.6%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
39.5%norm 47.8%
64.7%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
57.4%norm 52.5%
11.42/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.50/15 · norm 0.28

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

Brad Kohler

Distance 25.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 63.0% (norm 9.3%)

Tra Telligman

Distance 83.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 9.3%)

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

Brad Kohler

Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Tra Telligman

Head 83.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kohler L/AAccHeavyweight med Telligman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 7 too few to rate 40.1% 56 / 147 38.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 13 / 28 46.4% 70.6%
On the ground 9 / 17 too few to rate 70.2% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 12 / 24 too few to rate 38.9% 47 / 148 31.8% 38.9%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8% 11 / 14 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8% 12 / 15 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Kohler L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Telligman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 6 / 13 too few to rate 40.7% 62 / 181 34.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 0 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 18 / 31 58.1% 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.0% 29 / 44 65.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 16 too few to rate 38.8% 79 / 217 36.4% 38.8%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1% 11 / 11 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4% 19 / 28 67.9% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

457.1% acc · 5.67/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
0— def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
555.6% def · norm 64.3%
0:0826.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:232.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:010:01 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
3:251:41 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.50/15 · norm 0.16

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

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