Dmitry Sosnovskiy vs.
Mark Godbeer
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.
Dmitry Sosnovskiy
Full career not yet synced for Dmitry Sosnovskiy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Mark Godbeer
Full career not yet synced for Mark Godbeer — 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 -0.2 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)
Dmitry Sosnovskiy
Distance 45.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 35.0% (norm 9.3%)
Mark Godbeer
Distance 80.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dmitry Sosnovskiy
Head 80.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)
Mark Godbeer
Head 67.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sosnovskiy L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Godbeer L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 40.1% | 88 / 184 | 47.8% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 38.9% | 65 / 154 | 42.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 17 / 22 | 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 Sosnovskiy L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Godbeer L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 40.7% | 60 / 170 | 35.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 11 / 24 | too few to rate | 38.8% | 75 / 187 | 40.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 12 / 12 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Godbeer has more cage time on record.