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.
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 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
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 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/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Hendricks L/A | Acc | Light 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/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Hendricks L/A | Opp acc | Light 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% |
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 — Stansbury has more cage time on record.