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Krzysztof Soszynski vs.
Igor Pokrajac

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
4-8-0 (1 NC) Igor Pokrajac · 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
4-8-0 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
49
AgeΔ 1.4 yrs
47.6
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
77"
ReachΔ 3"
74"
Open Stance
Stance
Orthodox
175.9
Layoff (months)Δ 52 mo
123.9
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLNC
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.
Opponents land 49% of their head shots on Igor Pokrajac, vs a 38% Light Heavyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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

Igor Pokrajac

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 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
2722.25/min · norm 3.41
2392.97/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
5154.26/min · norm 3.35
41.2%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
45.9%norm 48.3%
59.1%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
40.4%norm 52.9%
10.19/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
40.50/15 · 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%)

Igor Pokrajac

Distance 72.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 7.8% (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%)

Igor Pokrajac

Head 91.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.2% (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 Pokrajac L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 163 / 510 32.0% 41.4% 153 / 430 35.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 65 / 120 54.2% 70.9% 81 / 116 69.8% 70.9%
On the ground 60 / 69 87.0% 72.3% 38 / 46 82.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 169 / 550 30.7% 38.9% 228 / 540 42.2% 38.9%
To the body 66 / 78 84.6% 71.9% 24 / 27 88.9% 71.9%
To the legs 53 / 71 74.6% 81.8% 20 / 25 80.0% 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 Pokrajac L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 133 / 409 32.5% 40.4% 199 / 442 45.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 85 / 146 58.2% 68.7% 204 / 248 82.3% 68.7%
On the ground 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4% 112 / 174 64.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 128 / 434 29.5% 37.5% 314 / 642 48.9% 37.5%
To the body 47 / 73 64.4% 72.3% 141 / 162 87.0% 72.3%
To the legs 64 / 77 83.1% 83.0% 60 / 60 100.0% 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
729.2% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 0.87
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1951.4% def · norm 66.7%
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
21:5918.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
65:428:08 per 15 · norm 2:48
61.12/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
20.25/15 · norm 0.27

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

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