Shane Campbell vs. Erik Koch

UFC 1-4-0 vs. 5-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-4-0
UFC record
5-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
119.3
Layoff (months)Δ 34.9 mo
84.4
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Erik Koch is a submission threat — 0.92 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Shane Campbell is accurate with strikes at range — lands 56%, vs a 38% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shane Campbell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 14
Tier 3 — regional circuit 234

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Erik Koch

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1763.99/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2352.40/min · norm 3.42
1413.19/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3303.37/min · norm 3.37
59.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.4%norm 43.5%
55.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
49.2%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.31/15 · norm 0.25

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

Shane Campbell

Distance 79.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Erik Koch

Distance 79.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Shane Campbell

Head 54.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.1% (norm 7.9%)

Erik Koch

Head 85.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Campbell L/AAccLightweight med Koch L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 235 56.2% 37.9% 143 / 464 30.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 17 / 26 65.4% 67.3% 45 / 59 76.3% 67.3%
On the ground 27 / 33 81.8% 69.1% 47 / 59 79.7% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 67 / 160 41.9% 35.0% 167 / 498 33.5% 35.0%
To the body 47 / 66 71.2% 69.1% 40 / 48 83.3% 69.1%
To the legs 62 / 68 91.2% 81.9% 28 / 36 77.8% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Campbell L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Koch L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 103 / 246 41.9% 38.9% 140 / 393 35.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 17 / 27 63.0% 68.6% 84 / 108 77.8% 68.6%
On the ground 21 / 41 51.2% 68.0% 106 / 148 71.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 258 38.8% 35.1% 189 / 449 42.1% 35.1%
To the body 31 / 44 70.5% 68.1% 88 / 127 69.3% 68.1%
To the legs 10 / 12 too few to rate 81.5% 53 / 73 72.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
428.6% acc · 1.36/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
743.8% acc · 1.07/15 · norm 1.38
2882.4% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
5086.2% def · norm 64.0%
9:3321.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
20:3321.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
18:046:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
36:055:31 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
60.92/15 · norm 0.49

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