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Tim Lajcik vs.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

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

0-2-1 Tim Lajcik · UFC
3-3-0 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-1
UFC record
3-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
61.1
AgeΔ 4.7 yrs
56.4
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
310.4
Layoff (months)Δ 19.5 mo
290.9
LDL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka hunts takedowns — 1.98 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Tim Lajcik rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns 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.

Tim Lajcik

Full career not yet synced for Tim Lajcik — 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 +0.3 wins over .500

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

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

In the UFC: 1-2 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

290.83/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1132.13/min · norm 3.36
561.60/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1021.93/min · norm 3.19
38.7%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 47.8%
44.6%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
64.2%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Tim Lajcik

Distance 41.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 48.0% (norm 9.3%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Tim Lajcik

Head 90.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 22.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lajcik L/AAccHeavyweight med Kohsaka L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 5 / 31 16.1% 40.1% 67 / 142 47.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 4 / 8 too few to rate 70.6% 8 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 20 / 36 55.6% 70.2% 38 / 65 58.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 22 / 68 32.4% 38.9% 64 / 149 43.0% 38.9%
To the body 7 / 7 too few to rate 76.8% 18 / 21 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8% 31 / 50 62.0% 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 Lajcik L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Kohsaka L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 17 too few to rate 40.7% 49 / 194 25.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 8 / 16 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 21 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 40 / 68 58.8% 72.0% 41 / 70 58.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 35 / 70 50.0% 38.8% 76 / 247 30.8% 38.8%
To the body 13 / 15 too few to rate 75.1% 13 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 8 / 16 too few to rate 84.4% 13 / 16 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
730.4% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 0.95
1482.4% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 64.3%
10:4230.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:486.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
16:527:13 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
14:184:03 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
82.27/15 · norm 0.16

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

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