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Stefan Struve vs.
Jared Rosholt

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

13-11-0 Stefan Struve · UFC
6-2-0 Jared Rosholt · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

13-11-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
38.5
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
40
6'11"
HeightΔ 9"
6'2"
84"
ReachΔ 9"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
69.4
Layoff (months)Δ 56.6 mo
126
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
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.

Stefan Struve is a submission threat — 1.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Jared Rosholt owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Jared Rosholt hunts takedowns — 1.83 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.

Stefan Struve

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

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Jared Rosholt

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

In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5853.12/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2222.08/min · norm 3.36
7574.04/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1621.52/min · norm 3.19
47.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
46.1%norm 47.8%
46.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
59.9%norm 52.5%
30.24/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Stefan Struve

Distance 88.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 9.3%)

Jared Rosholt

Distance 63.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 9.3%)

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

Stefan Struve

Head 71.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 7.6%)

Jared Rosholt

Head 78.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Struve L/AAccHeavyweight med Rosholt L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 489 / 1085 45.1% 40.1% 93 / 304 30.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 35 / 57 61.4% 70.6% 53 / 75 70.7% 70.6%
On the ground 61 / 91 67.0% 70.2% 76 / 103 73.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 310 / 879 35.3% 38.9% 137 / 379 36.1% 38.9%
To the body 132 / 195 67.7% 76.8% 48 / 61 78.7% 76.8%
To the legs 143 / 159 89.9% 87.8% 37 / 42 88.1% 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 Struve L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Rosholt L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 512 / 1016 50.4% 40.7% 113 / 328 34.5% 40.7%
In the clinch 75 / 118 63.6% 70.6% 28 / 50 56.0% 70.6%
On the ground 170 / 281 60.5% 72.0% 21 / 26 80.8% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 451 / 1024 44.0% 38.8% 118 / 341 34.6% 38.8%
To the body 157 / 205 76.6% 75.1% 33 / 51 64.7% 75.1%
To the legs 149 / 186 80.1% 84.4% 11 / 12 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

746.7% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
1341.9% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 0.95
2955.8% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
866.7% def · norm 64.3%
20:1410.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
44:1341.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
63:395:05 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
9:591:24 per 15 · norm 2:28
211.68/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.16

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

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