Josh Hokit vs.
Denzel Freeman
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Josh Hokit
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 0 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.67 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.8 wins over .500
Denzel Freeman
Full career not yet synced for Denzel Freeman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Hokit
Distance 74.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 9.3%)
Denzel Freeman
Distance 93.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Hokit
Head 92.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 7.6%)
Denzel Freeman
Head 58.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 30.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hokit L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Freeman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 358 | 58.4% | 40.1% | 45 / 80 | 56.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 66 | 78.8% | 70.6% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 48 / 60 | 80.0% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 278 / 446 | 62.3% | 38.9% | 19 / 50 | 38.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 76.8% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Hokit L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Freeman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 119 / 273 | 43.6% | 40.7% | 48 / 110 | 43.6% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 80 | 78.8% | 70.6% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 156 / 324 | 48.1% | 38.8% | 34 / 70 | 48.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 22 / 44 | 50.0% | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hokit has more cage time on record.