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Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

UFC 8-7-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
49
AgeΔ 0 yrs
49
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
79"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
168.2
Layoff (months)Δ 10.1 mo
178.3
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Stephan Bonnar is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Krzysztof Soszynski is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Stephan Bonnar owns the mat — in control 34% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Stephan Bonnar

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 88
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Krzysztof Soszynski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 198

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 39 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4592.65/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
2883.58/min · norm 3.48
5012.89/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2392.97/min · norm 3.37
39.7%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
41.2%norm 48.45%
52.4%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.75%
20.17/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.40

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

Stephan Bonnar

Distance 62.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 10.6%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Distance 73.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 10.6%)

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

Stephan Bonnar

Head 83.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)

Krzysztof Soszynski

Head 78.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.2% (norm 11.8%) · 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 Bonnar L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Soszynski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 725 27.4% 41.5% 163 / 510 32.0% 41.5%
In the clinch 147 / 245 60.0% 70.8% 65 / 120 54.2% 70.8%
On the ground 113 / 185 61.1% 72.9% 60 / 69 87.0% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 961 33.7% 39.2% 169 / 550 30.7% 39.2%
To the body 89 / 125 71.2% 72.0% 66 / 78 84.6% 72.0%
To the legs 46 / 69 66.7% 82.1% 53 / 71 74.6% 82.1%

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: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Bonnar L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Soszynski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 297 / 735 40.4% 40.6% 133 / 409 32.5% 40.6%
In the clinch 148 / 233 63.5% 68.8% 85 / 146 58.2% 68.8%
On the ground 56 / 85 65.9% 70.4% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 819 39.6% 37.7% 128 / 434 29.5% 37.7%
To the body 90 / 113 79.6% 72.9% 47 / 73 64.4% 72.9%
To the legs 87 / 121 71.9% 83.1% 64 / 77 83.1% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1741.5% acc · 1.47/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
327.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.87
3158.5% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2873.7% def · norm 66.7%
59:2934.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
38:123:18 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
131.12/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.28

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