Josh Koscheck vs.
Jeff Joslin
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 Koscheck
Full career not yet synced for Josh Koscheck — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 9-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Jeff Joslin
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Joslin — 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 +4.0 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 Koscheck
Distance 74.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 8.1%)
Jeff Joslin
Distance 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Koscheck
Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)
Jeff Joslin
Head 79.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 3.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Koscheck L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Joslin L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 204 / 880 | 23.2% | 38.6% | 18 / 54 | 33.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 69 | 65.2% | 67.8% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 179 / 234 | 76.5% | 67.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 322 / 1041 | 30.9% | 37.2% | 8 / 43 | 18.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 80 / 110 | 72.7% | 70.7% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 82.9% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Koscheck L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Joslin L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 413 / 1275 | 32.4% | 39.0% | 3 / 20 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 97 | 76.3% | 68.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 59 | 67.8% | 68.0% | 11 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 319 / 1139 | 28.0% | 35.6% | 12 / 42 | 28.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 45 / 83 | 54.2% | 69.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 163 / 209 | 78.0% | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Koscheck has more cage time on record.