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Semmy Schilt vs.
Josh Barnett

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

1-1-0 Semmy Schilt · UFC
7-3-0 Josh Barnett · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-1-0
UFC record
7-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
52.8
AgeΔ 4.1 yrs
48.7
6'10"
HeightΔ 7"
6'3"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
301.2
Layoff (months)Δ 182.1 mo
119.1
LW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW
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.

Semmy Schilt carries real power — 2.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Josh Barnett is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Semmy Schilt 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.

Semmy Schilt

Full career not yet synced for Semmy Schilt — 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 +0.5 wins over .500

Josh Barnett

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

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

161.48/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
3924.27/min · norm 3.36
161.48/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2202.39/min · norm 3.19
59.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
61.5%norm 47.8%
38.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 52.5%
22.77/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.28

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

Semmy Schilt

Distance 77.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 9.3%)

Josh Barnett

Distance 44.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 34.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 20.9% (norm 9.3%)

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

Semmy Schilt

Head 51.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 33.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 7.6%)

Josh Barnett

Head 74.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schilt L/AAccHeavyweight med Barnett L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 12 / 21 too few to rate 40.1% 133 / 285 46.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6% 171 / 219 78.1% 70.6%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.2% 88 / 133 66.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 14 too few to rate 38.9% 248 / 476 52.1% 38.9%
To the body 8 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 116 / 130 89.2% 76.8%
To the legs 3 / 4 too few to rate 87.8% 28 / 31 90.3% 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 Schilt L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Barnett L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 4 too few to rate 40.7% 113 / 282 40.1% 40.7%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6% 75 / 113 66.4% 70.6%
On the ground 15 / 22 too few to rate 72.0% 32 / 50 64.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 16 / 25 64.0% 38.8% 145 / 352 41.2% 38.8%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1% 42 / 51 82.4% 75.1%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 84.4% 33 / 42 78.6% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 0.95
360.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1359.1% def · norm 64.3%
0:548.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
28:5931.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
8:2211:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
28:584:43 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
50.82/15 · norm 0.16

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

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