Steve Bosse vs. Sean O'Connell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Steve Bosse
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Sean O'Connell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Steve Bosse
Distance 70.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 10.4%)
Sean O'Connell
Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Steve Bosse
Head 85.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 9.7%)
Sean O'Connell
Head 80.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bosse L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | O'Connell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 130 | 46.9% | 41.4% | 214 / 505 | 42.4% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 37 | 59.5% | 72.3% | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 159 | 49.7% | 38.9% | 207 / 505 | 41.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 65 / 80 | 81.2% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Bosse L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs O'Connell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 146 | 46.6% | 40.4% | 218 / 468 | 46.6% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 9 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 86 / 132 | 65.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 149 | 43.0% | 37.5% | 264 / 556 | 47.5% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 86 / 102 | 84.3% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — O'Connell has more cage time on record.