Erik Koch vs. Jonathan Brookins
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Erik Koch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Jonathan Brookins
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Erik Koch
Distance 79.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)
Jonathan Brookins
Distance 59.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 25.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Erik Koch
Head 85.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Jonathan Brookins
Head 84.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Koch L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Brookins L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 464 | 30.8% | 38.3% | 54 / 169 | 32.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 67.5% | 40 / 71 | 56.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 47 / 59 | 79.7% | 68.8% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 498 | 33.5% | 35.1% | 98 / 237 | 41.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 40 / 48 | 83.3% | 69.1% | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 81.8% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Koch L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Brookins L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 393 | 35.6% | 38.8% | 94 / 243 | 38.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 108 | 77.8% | 68.6% | 56 / 85 | 65.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 106 / 148 | 71.6% | 68.0% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 189 / 449 | 42.1% | 35.2% | 100 / 275 | 36.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 88 / 127 | 69.3% | 68.2% | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 53 / 73 | 72.6% | 81.5% | 30 / 31 | 96.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Koch has more cage time on record.