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Igor Pokrajac vs.
James Te Huna

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

4-8-0 (1 NC) Igor Pokrajac · UFC
5-5-0 James Te Huna · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-8-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
5-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
47
AgeΔ 3 yrs
44
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
123.9
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
124.6
LLLLNC
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
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.

James Te Huna hunts takedowns — 2.75 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
James Te Huna owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Opponents land 49% of their head shots on Igor Pokrajac, vs a 38% Light Heavyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Igor Pokrajac

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

James Te Huna

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2722.25/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2424.04/min · norm 3.41
5154.26/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1792.99/min · norm 3.35
45.9%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 48.3%
40.4%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
62.8%norm 52.9%
40.50/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.50/15 · norm 0.40

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

Igor Pokrajac

Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.4%)

James Te Huna

Distance 65.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 10.4%)

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

Igor Pokrajac

Head 91.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 9.7%)

James Te Huna

Head 78.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pokrajac L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Huna L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 153 / 430 35.6% 41.4% 138 / 309 44.7% 41.4%
In the clinch 81 / 116 69.8% 70.9% 34 / 56 60.7% 70.9%
On the ground 38 / 46 82.6% 72.3% 70 / 106 66.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 540 42.2% 38.9% 166 / 369 45.0% 38.9%
To the body 24 / 27 88.9% 71.9% 39 / 59 66.1% 71.9%
To the legs 20 / 25 80.0% 81.8% 37 / 43 86.0% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Pokrajac L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Huna L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 442 45.0% 40.4% 98 / 367 26.7% 40.4%
In the clinch 204 / 248 82.3% 68.7% 31 / 44 70.5% 68.7%
On the ground 112 / 174 64.4% 70.4% 50 / 70 71.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 314 / 642 48.9% 37.5% 134 / 424 31.6% 37.5%
To the body 141 / 162 87.0% 72.3% 19 / 28 67.9% 72.3%
To the legs 60 / 60 100.0% 83.0% 26 / 29 89.7% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

729.2% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1137.9% acc · 2.75/15 · norm 0.87
1951.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1058.8% def · norm 66.7%
21:5918.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
23:3239.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
65:428:08 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
15:533:58 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.25/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.25/15 · norm 0.27

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

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