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Shane Primm vs.
Krzysztof Soszynski

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

0-1-0 Shane Primm · UFC
6-3-0 Krzysztof Soszynski · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-1-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
42
AgeΔ 7 yrs
49
6'3"
HeightΔ 2"
6'1"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
211.7
Layoff (months)Δ 35.8 mo
175.9
L
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.

Krzysztof Soszynski is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Shane Primm hunts takedowns — 1.78 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Krzysztof Soszynski owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 16% Light 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.

Shane Primm

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Krzysztof Soszynski

Full career not yet synced for Krzysztof Soszynski — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

70.83/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2883.58/min · norm 3.41
192.25/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2392.97/min · norm 3.35
26.9%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
41.2%norm 48.3%
62.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.40

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

Shane Primm

Distance 53.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 46.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.4%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Shane Primm

Head 73.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 23.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 9.7%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Head 78.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Primm L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Soszynski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 14 too few to rate 41.4% 163 / 510 32.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.9% 65 / 120 54.2% 70.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.3% 60 / 69 87.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 2 / 19 too few to rate 38.9% 169 / 550 30.7% 38.9%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 71.9% 66 / 78 84.6% 71.9%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.8% 53 / 71 74.6% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Primm L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Soszynski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 9 / 33 27.3% 40.4% 133 / 409 32.5% 40.4%
In the clinch 4 / 8 too few to rate 68.7% 85 / 146 58.2% 68.7%
On the ground 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.4% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 16 / 47 34.0% 37.5% 128 / 434 29.5% 37.5%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 72.3% 47 / 73 64.4% 72.3%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 83.0% 64 / 77 83.1% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

120.0% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
0— def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
1:1715.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
4:428:20 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
00.00/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.27

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

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