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James Te Huna vs.
Steve Bosse

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 James Te Huna · UFC
2-1-0 Steve Bosse · 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
2-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
44.9
AgeΔ 0.1 yrs
45
6'2"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
124.6
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
121.6
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWL
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.
Steve Bosse carries real power — 0.92 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight 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.

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

Steve Bosse

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2424.04/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
985.99/min · norm 3.41
1792.99/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
885.38/min · norm 3.35
51.4%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
53.0%norm 48.3%
62.8%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 52.9%
20.50/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.92/15 · norm 0.40

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

James Te Huna

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

Steve Bosse

Distance 70.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 10.4%)

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

James Te Huna

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

Steve Bosse

Head 85.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Huna L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Bosse L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 138 / 309 44.7% 41.4% 61 / 130 46.9% 41.4%
In the clinch 34 / 56 60.7% 70.9% 15 / 18 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 70 / 106 66.0% 72.3% 22 / 37 59.5% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 369 45.0% 38.9% 79 / 159 49.7% 38.9%
To the body 39 / 59 66.1% 71.9% 13 / 17 too few to rate 71.9%
To the legs 37 / 43 86.0% 81.8% 6 / 9 too few to rate 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 Huna L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Bosse L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 98 / 367 26.7% 40.4% 68 / 146 46.6% 40.4%
In the clinch 31 / 44 70.5% 68.7% 11 / 15 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 50 / 70 71.4% 70.4% 9 / 17 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 134 / 424 31.6% 37.5% 64 / 149 43.0% 37.5%
To the body 19 / 28 67.9% 72.3% 19 / 23 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 26 / 29 89.7% 83.0% 5 / 6 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1137.9% acc · 2.75/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
133.3% acc · 0.92/15 · norm 0.87
1058.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3100.0% def · norm 66.7%
23:3239.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
2:4416.7% of cage time · norm 16.5%
15:533:58 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
3:152:58 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.25/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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