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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.

6-3-0 Krzysztof Soszynski · UFC
8-7-0 (1 NC) Brandon Vera · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

6-3-0
UFC record
8-7-0 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
49
AgeΔ 0.2 yrs
48.8
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
77"
ReachΔ 1"
78"
Open Stance
Stance
Orthodox
175.9
Layoff (months)Δ 20.7 mo
155.2
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWNCL
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.

Krzysztof Soszynski is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Krzysztof Soszynski owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Brandon Vera carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 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.

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2883.58/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
5033.07/min · norm 3.41
2392.97/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
4802.93/min · norm 3.35
41.2%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
55.8%norm 48.3%
59.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
52.5%norm 52.9%
10.19/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
70.64/15 · norm 0.40

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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Vera L/AAccLight 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/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Vera L/AOpp accLight 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%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

327.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
853.3% acc · 0.73/15 · norm 0.87
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2960.4% def · norm 66.7%
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
26:4016.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
62:085:40 per 15 · norm 2:48
61.12/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
20.18/15 · norm 0.27

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

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