Gerald Strebendt vs. Josh Thomson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gerald Strebendt
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.07 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Josh Thomson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gerald Strebendt
Distance 0.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Josh Thomson
Distance 73.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gerald Strebendt
Head 0.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)
Josh Thomson
Head 68.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Strebendt L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Thomson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 128 / 335 | 38.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 37 / 63 | 58.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 35.0% | 98 / 313 | 31.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 41 / 66 | 62.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 58 / 78 | 74.4% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Strebendt L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Thomson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 168 / 416 | 40.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 36 / 50 | 72.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 35.1% | 131 / 339 | 38.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 65 / 113 | 57.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 51 / 70 | 72.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Thomson has more cage time on record.