Louis Cosce vs. Sasha Palatnikov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Louis Cosce
Full career not yet synced for Louis Cosce — 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 +0.5 wins over .500
Sasha Palatnikov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.01 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Louis Cosce
Distance 76.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 8.1%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Distance 75.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Louis Cosce
Head 82.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 8.0%)
Sasha Palatnikov
Head 83.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cosce L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Palatnikov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 187 | 35.8% | 38.5% | 90 / 197 | 45.7% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 67.0% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 201 | 40.3% | 36.4% | 107 / 219 | 48.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 70.7% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Cosce L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Palatnikov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 225 | 47.6% | 39.1% | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 68.9% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 231 | 47.6% | 35.6% | 88 / 200 | 44.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 69.6% | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 14 / 14 | too few to rate | 82.2% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Palatnikov has more cage time on record.