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Erik Koch vs.
Shane Campbell

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

5-5-0 Erik Koch · UFC
1-4-0 Shane Campbell · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-5-0
UFC record
1-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
37.8
AgeΔ 1.7 yrs
39.5
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
84.3
Layoff (months)Δ 35 mo
119.3
WLLWL
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.

Erik Koch is a submission threat — 0.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Shane Campbell is accurate with strikes at range — lands 56%, vs a 38% Lightweight 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.

Erik Koch

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Shane Campbell

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

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2352.40/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1763.99/min · norm 3.42
3303.37/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1413.19/min · norm 3.37
40.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
59.9%norm 43.5%
49.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
55.1%norm 56.3%
20.31/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Erik Koch

Distance 79.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)

Shane Campbell

Distance 79.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Erik Koch

Head 85.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Shane Campbell

Head 54.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.1% (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/AAccLightweight med Campbell L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 464 30.8% 37.9% 132 / 235 56.2% 37.9%
In the clinch 45 / 59 76.3% 67.3% 17 / 26 65.4% 67.3%
On the ground 47 / 59 79.7% 69.1% 27 / 33 81.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 167 / 498 33.5% 35.0% 67 / 160 41.9% 35.0%
To the body 40 / 48 83.3% 69.1% 47 / 66 71.2% 69.1%
To the legs 28 / 36 77.8% 81.9% 62 / 68 91.2% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Campbell L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 140 / 393 35.6% 38.9% 103 / 246 41.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 84 / 108 77.8% 68.6% 17 / 27 63.0% 68.6%
On the ground 106 / 148 71.6% 68.0% 21 / 41 51.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 189 / 449 42.1% 35.1% 100 / 258 38.8% 35.1%
To the body 88 / 127 69.3% 68.1% 31 / 44 70.5% 68.1%
To the legs 53 / 73 72.6% 81.5% 10 / 12 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

743.8% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
428.6% acc · 1.36/15 · norm 1.38
5086.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2882.4% def · norm 64.0%
20:3321.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
9:3321.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
36:055:31 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
18:046:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
60.92/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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