BOUTSCOUT
Matchup deep-dive

Stephan Bonnar 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.

8-7-0 Stephan Bonnar · 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.

8-7-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
49.3
AgeΔ 0.3 yrs
49
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
79"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Open Stance
165.7
Layoff (months)Δ 10.2 mo
175.9
LWWWL
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.

Stephan Bonnar is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Krzysztof Soszynski is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Stephan Bonnar owns the mat — in control 34% 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.

Stephan Bonnar

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

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

4592.65/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2883.58/min · norm 3.41
5012.89/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
2392.97/min · norm 3.35
39.7%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
41.2%norm 48.3%
52.4%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 52.9%
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 8.6%) · Ground 16.0% (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)

Stephan Bonnar

Head 83.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.0% (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 Bonnar L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Soszynski L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 199 / 725 27.4% 41.4% 163 / 510 32.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 147 / 245 60.0% 70.9% 65 / 120 54.2% 70.9%
On the ground 113 / 185 61.1% 72.3% 60 / 69 87.0% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 961 33.7% 38.9% 169 / 550 30.7% 38.9%
To the body 89 / 125 71.2% 71.9% 66 / 78 84.6% 71.9%
To the legs 46 / 69 66.7% 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 Bonnar L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Soszynski L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 297 / 735 40.4% 40.4% 133 / 409 32.5% 40.4%
In the clinch 148 / 233 63.5% 68.7% 85 / 146 58.2% 68.7%
On the ground 56 / 85 65.9% 70.4% 21 / 29 72.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 819 39.6% 37.5% 128 / 434 29.5% 37.5%
To the body 90 / 113 79.6% 72.3% 47 / 73 64.4% 72.3%
To the legs 87 / 121 71.9% 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.

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 16.5%
Control time
21:1926.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
38:123:18 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
20:033:44 per 15 · norm 2:48
131.12/15 · 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 — Bonnar has more cage time on record.

Next move

Let the engine settle it.