Kimo Leopoldo vs. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 3-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
58
AgeΔ 2 yrs
56
6'3"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
265.6
Layoff (months)Δ 25.3 mo
290.9
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kimo Leopoldo is a submission threat — 1.52 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kimo Leopoldo owns the mat — in control 58% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kimo Leopoldo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.31 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2516

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.18 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

371.25/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1132.13/min · norm 3.36
802.70/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1021.93/min · norm 3.19
48.1%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 47.8%
36.0%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
64.2%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Kimo Leopoldo

Distance 51.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 40.3% (norm 9.3%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Kimo Leopoldo

Head 89.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 7.6%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 22.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Leopoldo L/AAccHeavyweight med Kohsaka L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 10 / 40 25.0% 40.1% 67 / 142 47.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 5 / 6 too few to rate 70.6% 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 22 / 31 71.0% 70.2% 38 / 65 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 69 43.5% 38.9% 64 / 149 43.0% 38.9%
To the body 6 / 6 too few to rate 76.8% 18 / 21 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 1 / 2 too few to rate 87.8% 31 / 50 62.0% 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 Leopoldo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Kohsaka L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 32 / 53 60.4% 40.7% 49 / 194 25.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 24 / 33 72.7% 70.6% 12 / 21 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 24 / 39 61.5% 72.0% 41 / 70 58.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 92 58.7% 38.8% 76 / 247 30.8% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 75.1% 13 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 13 / 18 too few to rate 84.4% 13 / 16 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
440.0% acc · 2.03/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
730.4% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 0.95
480.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 64.3%
1:5857.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:486.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:090:04 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
14:184:03 per 15 · norm 2:28
31.52/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
82.27/15 · norm 0.16

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