Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs.
Kimo Leopoldo
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
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
Kimo Leopoldo
Full career not yet synced for Kimo Leopoldo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Distance 64.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 29.5% (norm 9.3%)
Kimo Leopoldo
Distance 51.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 40.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 22.7% (norm 7.6%)
Kimo Leopoldo
Head 89.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kohsaka L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Leopoldo L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 142 | 47.2% | 40.1% | 10 / 40 | 25.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 70.2% | 22 / 31 | 71.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 149 | 43.0% | 38.9% | 30 / 69 | 43.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 31 / 50 | 62.0% | 87.8% | 1 / 2 | 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 Kohsaka L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Leopoldo L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 194 | 25.3% | 40.7% | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 72.0% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 247 | 30.8% | 38.8% | 54 / 92 | 58.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kohsaka has more cage time on record.