Nick Osipczak vs.
Frank Lester
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Nick Osipczak
Full career not yet synced for Nick Osipczak — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Frank Lester
Full career not yet synced for Frank Lester — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nick Osipczak
Distance 55.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 23.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.3% (norm 8.1%)
Frank Lester
Distance 45.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 54.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Osipczak
Head 69.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 8.4%)
Frank Lester
Head 40.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 27.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 31.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Osipczak L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Lester L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 195 | 41.0% | 38.6% | 2 / 10 | too few to rate | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 83 | 66.3% | 67.8% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 42 / 71 | 59.2% | 67.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 98 / 241 | 40.7% | 37.2% | 1 / 9 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 40 / 56 | 71.4% | 70.7% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 39 / 52 | 75.0% | 82.9% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Osipczak L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Lester L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 100 / 277 | 36.1% | 39.0% | 1 / 9 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 93 | 64.5% | 68.9% | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 76 / 109 | 69.7% | 68.0% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 326 | 38.7% | 35.6% | 3 / 13 | too few to rate | 35.6% |
| To the body | 80 / 111 | 72.1% | 69.6% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 30 / 42 | 71.4% | 82.1% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Osipczak has more cage time on record.