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Mark Godbeer vs.
Dmitry Sosnovskiy

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-2-0 Mark Godbeer · UFC
1-0-0 Dmitry Sosnovskiy · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
1-0-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
42
AgeΔ 5 yrs
37
6'4"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
77"
ReachΔ 0"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
100.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
100.7
LWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
W
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.

Dmitry Sosnovskiy is a submission threat — 3.16 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Dmitry Sosnovskiy hunts takedowns — 3.16 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Mark Godbeer rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 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.

Mark Godbeer

Full career not yet synced for Mark Godbeer — 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

Dmitry Sosnovskiy

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1243.97/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
282.95/min · norm 3.36
1033.30/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
242.53/min · norm 3.19
53.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
70.0%norm 47.8%
54.2%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
35.1%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)

Mark Godbeer

Distance 80.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 9.3%)

Dmitry Sosnovskiy

Distance 45.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 35.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Mark Godbeer

Head 67.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)

Dmitry Sosnovskiy

Head 80.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Godbeer L/AAccHeavyweight med Sosnovskiy L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 88 / 184 47.8% 40.1% 10 / 18 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 22 / 30 73.3% 70.6% 5 / 8 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 14 / 16 too few to rate 70.2% 13 / 14 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 65 / 154 42.2% 38.9% 22 / 32 68.8% 38.9%
To the body 42 / 54 77.8% 76.8% 5 / 7 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 17 / 22 too few to rate 87.8% 1 / 1 too few to rate 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 Godbeer L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Sosnovskiy L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 60 / 170 35.3% 40.7% 7 / 17 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 14 / 22 too few to rate 70.6% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 29 / 33 87.9% 72.0% 14 / 16 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 75 / 187 40.1% 38.8% 11 / 24 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 22 / 30 73.3% 75.1% 12 / 12 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 6 / 8 too few to rate 84.4% 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 3.16/15 · norm 0.95
228.6% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 64.3%
4:5315.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
4:1244.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
9:424:39 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
3:305:32 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
23.16/15 · norm 0.16

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

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