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Steve Judson vs.
Brad Kohler

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

0-2-0 Steve Judson · UFC
1-1-0 Brad Kohler · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
Age
62
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
316.9
Layoff (months)Δ 5.5 mo
322.4
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
WL
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.

Brad Kohler hunts takedowns — 5.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Brad Kohler carries real power — 1.42 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Steve Judson's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% 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.

Steve Judson

Full career not yet synced for Steve Judson — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Brad Kohler

Full career not yet synced for Brad Kohler — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

143.61/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
151.42/min · norm 3.36
123.09/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
60.57/min · norm 3.19
51.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 47.8%
45.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
64.7%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
11.42/15 · norm 0.28

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

Steve Judson

Distance 18.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 81.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

Brad Kohler

Distance 25.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 63.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Steve Judson

Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Brad Kohler

Head 88.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Judson L/AAccHeavyweight med Kohler L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 5 too few to rate 40.1% 4 / 7 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 14 / 22 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2% 9 / 17 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 11 / 24 too few to rate 38.9% 12 / 24 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 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 Judson L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Kohler L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 2 / 6 too few to rate 40.7% 6 / 13 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6% 0 / 3 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.0% 0 / 1 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 8 / 16 too few to rate 38.8% 5 / 16 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 75.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4% 1 / 1 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.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 5.67/15 · norm 0.95
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
0:208.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:0826.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:483:05 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
0:010:01 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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