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Seth Baczynski vs.
Simeon Thoresen

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

5-6-0 Seth Baczynski · UFC
1-2-0 Simeon Thoresen · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-6-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
44.8
AgeΔ 2.4 yrs
42.4
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
135.8
Layoff (months)Δ 26.5 mo
162.3
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
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.

Simeon Thoresen is a submission threat — 1.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Seth Baczynski is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Simeon Thoresen owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight 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.

Seth Baczynski

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

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Simeon Thoresen

Full career not yet synced for Simeon Thoresen — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3103.08/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1033.85/min · norm 3.17
3163.14/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
1033.85/min · norm 3.06
31.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 44.9%
51.4%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
64.6%norm 55.25%
20.30/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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

Seth Baczynski

Distance 82.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.1%)

Simeon Thoresen

Distance 78.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Seth Baczynski

Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)

Simeon Thoresen

Head 81.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Baczynski L/AAccWelterweight med Thoresen L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 808 25.9% 38.6% 66 / 184 35.9% 38.6%
In the clinch 65 / 108 60.2% 67.8% 30 / 40 75.0% 67.8%
On the ground 36 / 66 54.5% 67.2% 7 / 12 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 206 / 814 25.3% 37.2% 64 / 192 33.3% 37.2%
To the body 70 / 121 57.9% 70.7% 28 / 32 87.5% 70.7%
To the legs 34 / 47 72.3% 82.9% 11 / 12 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 Baczynski L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Thoresen L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 209 / 495 42.2% 39.0% 69 / 233 29.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 67 / 94 71.3% 68.9% 18 / 29 62.1% 68.9%
On the ground 40 / 61 65.6% 68.0% 16 / 29 55.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 150 / 455 33.0% 35.6% 86 / 260 33.1% 35.6%
To the body 81 / 93 87.1% 69.6% 15 / 23 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 85 / 102 83.3% 82.1% 2 / 8 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

616.7% acc · 0.89/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
240.0% acc · 1.12/15 · norm 1.27
1548.4% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 63.9%
21:1321.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
7:0626.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
33:264:59 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
4:122:21 per 15 · norm 3:15
50.75/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
31.68/15 · norm 0.45

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

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