Krzysztof Soszynski vs.
Brandon Vera
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.
Krzysztof Soszynski
Full career not yet synced for Krzysztof Soszynski — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Brandon Vera
Full career not yet synced for Brandon Vera — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Krzysztof Soszynski
Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.4%)
Brandon Vera
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Krzysztof Soszynski
Head 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 9.7%)
Brandon Vera
Head 56.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 23.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Soszynski L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Vera L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 163 / 510 | 32.0% | 41.4% | 289 / 621 | 46.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 120 | 54.2% | 70.9% | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 60 / 69 | 87.0% | 72.3% | 43 / 59 | 72.9% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 169 / 550 | 30.7% | 38.9% | 182 / 511 | 35.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 66 / 78 | 84.6% | 71.9% | 141 / 178 | 79.2% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 81.8% | 180 / 212 | 84.9% | 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 Soszynski L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Vera L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 40.4% | 193 / 572 | 33.7% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 146 | 58.2% | 68.7% | 198 / 284 | 69.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 70.4% | 89 / 154 | 57.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 434 | 29.5% | 37.5% | 283 / 764 | 37.0% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 47 / 73 | 64.4% | 72.3% | 95 / 118 | 80.5% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 64 / 77 | 83.1% | 83.0% | 102 / 128 | 79.7% | 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 — Vera has more cage time on record.