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Brian Stann vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

UFC 6-5-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
46
AgeΔ 3 yrs
49
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
163.6
Layoff (months)Δ 14.7 mo
178.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Krzysztof Soszynski is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Brian Stann carries real power — 0.95 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Brian Stann rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brian Stann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.95 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Krzysztof Soszynski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 198

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3333.01/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
2883.58/min · norm 3.48
2692.43/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2392.97/min · norm 3.37
43.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.2%norm 48.45%
59.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.75%
70.95/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.40

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

Brian Stann

Distance 71.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.0%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.6%)

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

Brian Stann

Head 74.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 8.4%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Head 78.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stann L/AAccMiddleweight med Soszynski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 550 34.5% 40.5% 163 / 510 32.0% 41.5%
In the clinch 75 / 120 62.5% 70.6% 65 / 120 54.2% 70.8%
On the ground 68 / 99 68.7% 69.4% 60 / 69 87.0% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 173 / 571 30.3% 38.8% 169 / 550 30.7% 39.2%
To the body 66 / 92 71.7% 71.6% 66 / 78 84.6% 72.0%
To the legs 94 / 106 88.7% 83.3% 53 / 71 74.6% 82.1%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Stann L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Soszynski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 150 / 468 32.1% 39.5% 133 / 409 32.5% 40.6%
In the clinch 45 / 79 57.0% 70.4% 85 / 146 58.2% 68.8%
On the ground 74 / 111 66.7% 69.0% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 520 32.3% 37.9% 128 / 434 29.5% 37.7%
To the body 77 / 101 76.2% 71.3% 47 / 73 64.4% 72.9%
To the legs 24 / 37 64.9% 82.1% 64 / 77 83.1% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
3155.4% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
17:1615.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
37:475:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.41/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.28

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