Josh Koscheck vs Paulo Thiago

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0; Paulo Thiago is 18-9-0. Josh Koscheck is 3 years older than Paulo Thiago. Paulo Thiago has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Josh Koscheck. Paulo Thiago is 1" · 3 cm taller than Josh Koscheck. They have met once: Josh Koscheck 0, Paulo Thiago 1.

Josh Koscheck

“Kos” · 17-11-0

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Met once

Paulo Thiago

“Caveira” · 18-9-0

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Style & credentials

Josh Koscheck

Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ

2012Black belt · BJJDave Camarillo
2002All-American · NCAA D1174 lb
2001Champion · NCAA D1174 lb
2000Runner-up · NCAA D1174 lb

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Paulo Thiago

No background on record

Camp · X-Gym · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

61%

19%

Body

26%

Leg

13%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Josh Koschecklast 25 fights

48%11%42%

Paulo Thiagolast 13 fights

59%29%12%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Josh Koscheck· from fights outside the UFC Paulo Thiago· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.791.71

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.211.99

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.511.42

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

48%32%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

64%64%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.401.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersPaulo Thiago · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.79

Strikes landed / min

1.71

2.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.99

2.51 / 5.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.42 / 4.4

48%

Takedown accuracy

32%

64%

Takedown defence

64%

3:41

Control time / fight

1:44

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Josh Koscheck25 UFC fights · 428 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%152/795

7%30/57

5%22/28

Clinch

5%21/43

5%20/22

1%4/4

Ground

35%149/203

7%30/31

0%0/0

Paulo Thiago13 UFC fights · 254 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%108/433

8%20/38

9%23/24

Clinch

11%28/48

14%35/37

4%10/10

Ground

8%20/49

4%10/10

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Josh Koscheck17 of 28 ended early · 61%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Paulo Thiago16 of 30 ended early · 53%14 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Josh Koscheck0-5

L
Mauricio Alonso
Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Freire · Feb 18, 2017
TKO · R1 · 4:42 · Welterweight
L
Erick Silva
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · Mar 21, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:21 · Welterweight
L
Jake Ellenberger
UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · Feb 28, 2015
Submission · R2 · 4:20 · Welterweight
L
Tyron Woodley
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:38 · Welterweight
L
Robbie Lawler
UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 23, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Welterweight

Full record · 28 fights

L
Johny Hendricks
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Mike Pierce
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 24, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK · Dec 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Paul Daley
UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Anthony Johnson
UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 · Nov 21, 2009
Submission · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT · Sep 19, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:25 · Welterweight
L
Paulo Thiago
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · Feb 21, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
W
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · Dec 10, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
L
Thiago Alves
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 24, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 86: JACKSON vs GRIFFIN · Jul 5, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dustin Hazelett
UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION · Mar 1, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:24 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 74: RESPECT · Aug 25, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Diego Sanchez
UFC 69: SHOOTOUT · Apr 7, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jeff Joslin
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · Dec 13, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jonathan Goulet
UFC Fight Night 6 · Aug 17, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Welterweight
W
Dave Menne
UFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo · Jun 29, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Ansar Chalangov
UFC Fight Night 4 · Apr 6, 2006
Submission · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
L
Drew Fickett
UFC Fight Night 2 · Oct 3, 2005
Submission · R3 · 4:28 · Welterweight
W
Pete Spratt
UFC Fight Night 1 · Aug 6, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:53 · Welterweight
W
Chris Sanford
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Middleweight
W
Luke Cummo
Ring of Combat 6 · Apr 24, 2004
Unanimous Decision
W
Cruz Chacon
King Of The Rockies 2004 · Jan 3, 2004
Submission · R3 · 2:57 · Welterweight

Paulo Thiago3-2

L
Sam Liera
SMASH Global 9 · Dec 19, 2019
TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Middleweight
W
Ailton Barbosa
Global Legion FC 13 · Dec 13, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Michal Materla
KSW 40 - Dublin · Oct 22, 2017
TKO · R2 · 0:50 · Middleweight
W
Faycal Hucin
Fight2Night 2 · Apr 28, 2017
Submission · R1 · 3:11 · Middleweight
W
Cheick Kone
Fight2Night 1 · Nov 4, 2016
Submission · R3 · 4:16 · Middleweight

Full record · 30 fights

W
Paulistenio Rocha
The Warriors Combat 3 · Aug 13, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Markus Perez
Thunder Fight 7 · Jun 25, 2016
SD · Middleweight
L
Sean Spencer
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Gasan Umalatov
UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Brandon Thatch
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 9, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:10 · Welterweight
W
Michel Prazeres
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Dong Hyun Kim
UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 11, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Siyar Bahadurzada
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 15, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:42 · Welterweight
W
David Mitchell
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · Aug 27, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Diego Sanchez
UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Martin Kampmann
UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 12, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Mike Swick
UFC 109: RELENTLESS · Feb 6, 2010
Submission · R2 · 1:54 · Welterweight
W
Jacob Volkmann
UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 · Nov 21, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir II · Jul 11, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · Feb 21, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
W
Luiz Dutra
Jungle Fight · Sep 13, 2008
TKO
W
Ferrid Kheder
Jungle Fight · Jul 12, 2008
DEC
W
Paulo Cavera
Jungle Fight · May 31, 2008
Submission
W
Leonardo Pecanha
Jungle Fight · Apr 6, 2008
DEC
W
Fernando Bettega
Capital Fight · Dec 14, 2007
Submission
W
TBA
Brazil Regional · May 12, 2007
Submission
W
Marcone Marcone
Brazil Regional · Oct 13, 2006
Submission
W
TBA
Brazil Regional · Oct 13, 2006
Submission
W
Igor Maux
Brazil Regional · Oct 13, 2006
Submission
W
Ricardo Petrucio
Storm Samurai · Jul 2, 2005
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Sat, Feb 21, 2009
Paulo Thiago
TKO · ROUND 1 · 3:29

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Josh KoscheckPaulo Thiago

WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 7, 2007
Diego Sanchez
LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 23, 2010

Frequently asked questions

Have Josh Koscheck and Paulo Thiago ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson (Sat, Feb 21, 2009), where Paulo Thiago won by TKO.

What are the records of Josh Koscheck and Paulo Thiago?

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0 and Paulo Thiago is 18-9-0.

Who has the longer reach, Josh Koscheck or Paulo Thiago?

Paulo Thiago has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Josh Koscheck, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Josh Koscheck or Paulo Thiago?

Paulo Thiago is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Josh Koscheck stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Josh Koscheck or Paulo Thiago?

Josh Koscheck is 48 and Paulo Thiago is 45.

Who has more finishes, Josh Koscheck or Paulo Thiago?

Josh Koscheck has 10 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Paulo Thiago has 12 wins (2 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).

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