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Pedro Rizzo vs.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

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

9-5-0 Pedro Rizzo · UFC
3-3-0 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-5-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
52.3
AgeΔ 4.1 yrs
56.4
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
272.5
Layoff (months)Δ 18.4 mo
290.9
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Pedro Rizzo carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka hunts takedowns — 1.98 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.

Pedro Rizzo

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

In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Full career not yet synced for Tsuyoshi Kohsaka — 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 +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

2861.76/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1132.13/min · norm 3.36
3652.25/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1021.93/min · norm 3.19
36.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 47.8%
54.2%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
64.2%norm 52.5%
80.74/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Pedro Rizzo

Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Pedro Rizzo

Head 77.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.6%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 22.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rizzo L/AAccHeavyweight med Kohsaka L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 210 / 646 32.5% 40.1% 67 / 142 47.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 37 / 57 64.9% 70.6% 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 39 / 72 54.2% 70.2% 38 / 65 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 145 / 599 24.2% 38.9% 64 / 149 43.0% 38.9%
To the body 16 / 16 too few to rate 76.8% 18 / 21 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 125 / 160 78.1% 87.8% 31 / 50 62.0% 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 Rizzo L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Kohsaka L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 230 / 584 39.4% 40.7% 49 / 194 25.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 57 / 98 58.2% 70.6% 12 / 21 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 78 / 115 67.8% 72.0% 41 / 70 58.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 617 38.4% 38.8% 76 / 247 30.8% 38.8%
To the body 28 / 41 68.3% 75.1% 13 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 100 / 139 71.9% 84.4% 13 / 16 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.

228.6% acc · 0.18/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
730.4% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 0.95
5577.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 64.3%
15:1310.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:486.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
25:032:18 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
14:184:03 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
82.27/15 · norm 0.16

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

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