Igor Pokrajac vs. Stephan Bonnar
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Igor Pokrajac
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Stephan Bonnar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Igor Pokrajac
Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 10.6%)
Stephan Bonnar
Distance 62.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Igor Pokrajac
Head 91.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 4.6% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 9.7%)
Stephan Bonnar
Head 83.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.0% (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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Bonnar L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 430 | 35.6% | 41.5% | 199 / 725 | 27.4% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 116 | 69.8% | 70.8% | 147 / 245 | 60.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 38 / 46 | 82.6% | 72.9% | 113 / 185 | 61.1% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 228 / 540 | 42.2% | 39.2% | 324 / 961 | 33.7% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 72.0% | 89 / 125 | 71.2% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 82.1% |
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: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Bonnar L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 199 / 442 | 45.0% | 40.6% | 297 / 735 | 40.4% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 204 / 248 | 82.3% | 68.8% | 148 / 233 | 63.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 112 / 174 | 64.4% | 70.4% | 56 / 85 | 65.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 314 / 642 | 48.9% | 37.7% | 324 / 819 | 39.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 141 / 162 | 87.0% | 72.9% | 90 / 113 | 79.6% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 60 / 60 | 100.0% | 83.1% | 87 / 121 | 71.9% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bonnar has more cage time on record.