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Mike Massenzio vs.
Krzysztof Soszynski

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

2-5-0 Mike Massenzio · UFC
6-3-0 Krzysztof Soszynski · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-5-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
43.8
AgeΔ 5.2 yrs
49
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
73"
ReachΔ 4"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Open Stance
171
Layoff (months)Δ 4.9 mo
175.9
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW
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.
Mike Massenzio is a submission threat — 1.37 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Mike Massenzio hunts takedowns — 2.74 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

Mike Massenzio

Full career not yet synced for Mike Massenzio — 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 +0.7 wins over .500

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1142.08/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2883.58/min · norm 3.41
1973.59/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2392.97/min · norm 3.35
45.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
41.2%norm 48.3%
54.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.9%
10.27/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Mike Massenzio

Distance 90.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.3%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Mike Massenzio

Head 90.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Head 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Massenzio L/AAccMiddleweight med Soszynski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 100 / 228 43.9% 40.5% 163 / 510 32.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 11 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 65 / 120 54.2% 70.9%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.1% 60 / 69 87.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 228 41.7% 38.9% 169 / 550 30.7% 38.9%
To the body 12 / 17 too few to rate 71.7% 66 / 78 84.6% 71.9%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 83.3% 53 / 71 74.6% 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Massenzio L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Soszynski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 78 / 288 27.1% 39.5% 133 / 409 32.5% 40.4%
In the clinch 27 / 40 67.5% 70.9% 85 / 146 58.2% 68.7%
On the ground 92 / 104 88.5% 69.0% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 296 30.1% 37.9% 128 / 434 29.5% 37.5%
To the body 91 / 109 83.5% 71.3% 47 / 73 64.4% 72.3%
To the legs 17 / 27 63.0% 82.1% 64 / 77 83.1% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1024.4% acc · 2.74/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
350.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
17:1131.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
14:003:49 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
51.37/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.27

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

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