Georges St-Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Georges St-Pierre
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.01 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Josh Koscheck
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Georges St-Pierre
Distance 68.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 8.1%)
Josh Koscheck
Distance 74.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Georges St-Pierre
Head 74.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Josh Koscheck
Head 88.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | St-Pierre L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Koscheck L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 755 / 1689 | 44.7% | 38.5% | 204 / 880 | 23.2% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 125 | 77.6% | 67.8% | 45 / 69 | 65.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 461 / 656 | 70.3% | 67.0% | 179 / 234 | 76.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 850 / 1847 | 46.0% | 36.4% | 322 / 1041 | 30.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 245 / 341 | 71.8% | 70.7% | 80 / 110 | 72.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 218 / 282 | 77.3% | 83.0% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 St-Pierre L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Koscheck L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 1613 | 21.8% | 39.1% | 413 / 1275 | 32.4% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 141 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 74 / 97 | 76.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 40 / 59 | 67.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 289 / 1504 | 19.2% | 35.6% | 319 / 1139 | 28.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 114 / 182 | 62.6% | 69.6% | 45 / 83 | 54.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 82.2% | 163 / 209 | 78.0% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Koscheck has more cage time on record.