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Scott Askham vs.
Krzysztof Jotko

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

2-4-0 Scott Askham · UFC
11-6-0 Krzysztof Jotko · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-4-0
UFC record
11-6-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38.2
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
37
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
112.6
Layoff (months)Δ 66.4 mo
46.2
LLWLW
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.

Scott Askham carries real power — 0.89 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Scott Askham rarely shoots — 0.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Krzysztof Jotko is hard to hit — absorbs 2.23 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.20 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.

Scott Askham

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

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Krzysztof Jotko

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

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2053.03/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
6402.98/min · norm 3.25
2383.52/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
4792.23/min · norm 3.20
46.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
42.5%norm 47.4%
52.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
57.3%norm 53.8%
40.89/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.14/15 · norm 0.32

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

Scott Askham

Distance 82.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 10.3%)

Krzysztof Jotko

Distance 74.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 10.3%)

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

Scott Askham

Head 67.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 8.4%)

Krzysztof Jotko

Head 80.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Askham L/AAccMiddleweight med Jotko L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 148 / 366 40.4% 40.5% 354 / 1124 31.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 47 / 68 69.1% 70.3% 173 / 231 74.9% 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 10 too few to rate 69.1% 113 / 150 75.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 299 32.8% 38.9% 419 / 1210 34.6% 38.9%
To the body 60 / 91 65.9% 71.7% 139 / 204 68.1% 71.7%
To the legs 47 / 54 87.0% 83.3% 82 / 91 90.1% 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Askham L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Jotko L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 154 / 382 40.3% 39.5% 346 / 936 37.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 62 / 85 72.9% 70.9% 99 / 137 72.3% 70.9%
On the ground 22 / 30 73.3% 69.0% 34 / 48 70.8% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 349 36.1% 37.9% 231 / 798 28.9% 37.9%
To the body 49 / 66 74.2% 71.3% 128 / 192 66.7% 71.3%
To the legs 63 / 82 76.8% 82.1% 120 / 131 91.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

218.2% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1939.6% acc · 1.33/15 · norm 1.42
1365.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
6982.1% def · norm 63.1%
7:5211.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
48:4922.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
23:035:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
47:143:17 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.67/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.07/15 · norm 0.47

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

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