Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Bas Rutten
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 16 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.18 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Bas Rutten
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 26 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Bas Rutten
Distance 58.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.3% (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%)
Bas Rutten
Head 77.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.0% (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 | Rutten L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 67 / 142 | 47.2% | 40.1% | 22 / 53 | 41.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 70.2% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 64 / 149 | 43.0% | 38.9% | 31 / 70 | 44.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 31 / 50 | 62.0% | 87.8% | 9 / 9 | 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 Rutten L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 194 | 25.3% | 40.7% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 72.0% | 35 / 90 | 38.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 247 | 30.8% | 38.8% | 35 / 96 | 36.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 13 / 22 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kohsaka has more cage time on record.