Bobby Hoffman vs. Josh Barnett

UFC 0-2-0 (1 NC) vs. 7-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
7-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
57
AgeΔ 9 yrs
48
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
297.1
Layoff (months)Δ 178 mo
119.1
LNCL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Josh Barnett is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Bobby Hoffman is a submission threat — 0.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Bobby Hoffman hunts takedowns — 2.69 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Bobby Hoffman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 278

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Josh Barnett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 3 — regional circuit 235

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 43 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

361.29/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
3924.27/min · norm 3.36
602.15/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2202.39/min · norm 3.19
44.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
61.5%norm 47.8%
21.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 52.5%
10.54/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.16/15 · norm 0.28

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

Bobby Hoffman

Distance 19.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 45.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 34.6% (norm 9.3%)

Josh Barnett

Distance 44.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 34.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 20.9% (norm 9.3%)

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

Bobby Hoffman

Head 70.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 27.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)

Josh Barnett

Head 74.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Hoffman L/AAccHeavyweight med Barnett L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1 / 16 too few to rate 40.1% 133 / 285 46.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 26 / 37 70.3% 70.6% 171 / 219 78.1% 70.6%
On the ground 9 / 28 32.1% 70.2% 88 / 133 66.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 15 / 57 26.3% 38.9% 248 / 476 52.1% 38.9%
To the body 19 / 22 too few to rate 76.8% 116 / 130 89.2% 76.8%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 87.8% 28 / 31 90.3% 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 Hoffman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Barnett L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 6 too few to rate 40.7% 113 / 282 40.1% 40.7%
In the clinch 44 / 56 78.6% 70.6% 75 / 113 66.4% 70.6%
On the ground 12 / 14 too few to rate 72.0% 32 / 50 64.0% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 31 / 46 67.4% 38.8% 145 / 352 41.2% 38.8%
To the body 24 / 24 too few to rate 75.1% 42 / 51 82.4% 75.1%
To the legs 5 / 6 too few to rate 84.4% 33 / 42 78.6% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
583.3% acc · 2.69/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
562.5% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 0.95
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
1359.1% def · norm 64.3%
11:3441.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
28:5931.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
13:587:31 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
28:584:43 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.54/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
50.82/15 · norm 0.16

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