Greg Hardy vs. Ben Sosoli
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Greg Hardy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Ben Sosoli
Full career not yet synced for Ben Sosoli — 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Greg Hardy
Distance 84.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 9.3%)
Ben Sosoli
Distance 99.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 0.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Greg Hardy
Head 73.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 7.6%)
Ben Sosoli
Head 82.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hardy L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Sosoli L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 257 / 581 | 44.2% | 40.1% | 31 / 113 | 27.4% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 506 | 40.1% | 38.9% | 19 / 94 | 20.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 76.8% | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 89 / 111 | 80.2% | 87.8% | 1 / 1 | 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 Hardy L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Sosoli L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 206 / 489 | 42.1% | 40.7% | 70 / 136 | 51.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 72.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 140 / 408 | 34.3% | 38.8% | 37 / 102 | 36.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 51 / 75 | 68.0% | 75.1% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 54 / 63 | 85.7% | 84.4% | 29 / 30 | 96.7% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hardy has more cage time on record.