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Josh Stansbury vs.
Cory Hendricks

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

1-2-0 Josh Stansbury · UFC
0-1-0 Cory Hendricks · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
41.7
AgeΔ 3.5 yrs
38.2
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
109.4
Layoff (months)Δ 11.5 mo
120.9
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
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.

Josh Stansbury is a submission threat — 0.96 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Josh Stansbury owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Cory Hendricks rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 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.

Josh Stansbury

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Cory Hendricks

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

In the UFC: 0-0 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

1013.22/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
473.13/min · norm 3.41
1113.54/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
614.07/min · norm 3.35
54.6%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
39.8%norm 48.3%
54.9%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
43.0%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Josh Stansbury

Distance 72.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 10.4%)

Cory Hendricks

Distance 87.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 10.4%)

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

Josh Stansbury

Head 79.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.7%)

Cory Hendricks

Head 70.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 22.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Stansbury L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Hendricks L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 134 47.8% 41.4% 37 / 103 35.9% 41.4%
In the clinch 22 / 28 78.6% 70.9% 10 / 14 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 15 / 23 too few to rate 72.3% 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 69 / 147 46.9% 38.9% 23 / 83 27.7% 38.9%
To the body 17 / 23 too few to rate 71.9% 17 / 26 65.4% 71.9%
To the legs 15 / 15 too few to rate 81.8% 7 / 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 Stansbury L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Hendricks L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 85 / 199 42.7% 40.4% 37 / 74 50.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 18 / 31 58.1% 68.7% 9 / 11 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 8 / 16 too few to rate 70.4% 15 / 22 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 71 / 191 37.2% 37.5% 47 / 89 52.8% 37.5%
To the body 24 / 36 66.7% 72.3% 7 / 11 too few to rate 72.3%
To the legs 16 / 19 too few to rate 83.0% 7 / 7 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.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.87
787.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2100.0% def · norm 66.7%
12:0138.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:182.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
5:072:26 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
7:477:47 per 15 · norm 2:48
20.96/15 · 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 — Stansbury has more cage time on record.

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