Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0; Yoshiyuki Yoshida is 18-9-0. Yoshiyuki Yoshida is 4 years older than Josh Koscheck. Josh Koscheck has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Yoshiyuki Yoshida is 1" · 3 cm taller than Josh Koscheck. They have met once: Josh Koscheck 1, Yoshiyuki Yoshida 0.

Josh Koscheck

“Kos” · 17-11-0

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WelterweightMet once

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

“Zenko” · 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)

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

44%

19%

Body

39%

Leg

17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Josh Koschecklast 25 fights

48%11%42%

Yoshiyuki Yoshidalast 5 fights

50%33%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Josh Koscheck· from fights outside the UFC Yoshiyuki Yoshida· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.790.85

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.213.67

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.511.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

48%29%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

64%25%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.402.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Josh Koscheck · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersYoshiyuki Yoshida · Elite · better than 99% 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

0.85

2.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.67

2.51 / 5.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.41 / 4.9

48%

Takedown accuracy

29%

64%

Takedown defence

25%

3:41

Control time / fight

1:21

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.80

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

Yoshiyuki Yoshida5 UFC fights · 18 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

17%3/23

17%3/9

17%3/8

Clinch

11%2/3

22%4/4

0%0/0

Ground

17%3/3

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

Yoshiyuki Yoshida19 of 27 ended early · 70%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 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
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Mike Pierce
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012
Split Decision · 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

Yoshiyuki Yoshida2-3

L
Yoshiyuki Katahira
DEEP Cage Impact 2016 · Dec 17, 2016
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Kimihiro Eto
DEEP 73 Impact · Oct 17, 2015
TKO · R3 · 2:19 · Lightweight
L
Kota Shimoishi
DEEP Osaka Impact 2015 · Apr 28, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
L
Satoru Kitaoka
DEEP DREAM Impact · Dec 31, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Shigetoshi Iwase
DEEP 65 Impact · Mar 22, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight

Full record · 27 fights

W
Won Sik Park
DEEP Cage Impact 2013 · Nov 24, 2013
Submission · R2 · 4:46 · Lightweight
W
Niko Puhakka
Fight Festival 32 · Oct 13, 2012
Submission · Catchweight
W
Jeremy Hamilton
CFX 33: Minnesota vs. Japan · Apr 28, 2012
Submission · R2 · 3:37 · Welterweight
W
Phil Baroni
Champion vs Champion · Sep 3, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Ferrid Kheder
Fighting Marcou Challenge · Jul 17, 2011
TKO
L
Chris Lozano
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 31 · Sep 30, 2010
TKO · R2 · 5:00
L
Mike Guymon
UFC 113: MACHIDA vs SHOGUN 2 · May 8, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Anthony Johnson
UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:41 · Welterweight
W
Brandon Wolff
UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA · May 23, 2009
Submission · R1 · 2:24 · Welterweight
L
Josh Koscheck
UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · Dec 10, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Welterweight
W
War Machine
UFC 84: ILL WILL · May 24, 2008
Submission · R1 · 0:56 · Welterweight
W
Dan Hardy
Cage Force 5 · Dec 1, 2007
DQ · R2 · 0:04 · Welterweight
W
Akira Kikuchi
Cage Force 4 · Sep 8, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:33
W
Matt Cain
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound · May 27, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:59 · Welterweight
W
Katsuya Inoue
Cage Force 2 · Mar 17, 2007
TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Welterweight
W
Asato Hashimoto
Cage Force 1 · Nov 25, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:35
W
Hossein Ojaghi
Greatest Common Multiple · Sep 9, 2006
Submission
W
Luis Santos
Japan Regional · Aug 15, 2006
TKO
W
Mindaugas Smirnovas
Shooto: Yamaguchi vs Kojima · Mar 24, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Middleweight
L
Keita Nakamura
Shooto · Dec 17, 2005
L
Yoshitaro Niimi
Shooto · Jul 14, 2005
DEC
W
Akihiro Yamazaki
Shooto · Feb 6, 2005
DEC

Head-to-Head History

UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops
Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Josh Koscheck
TKO · ROUND 1 · 2:15

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Josh KoscheckYoshiyuki Yoshida

WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 4:47Sat, Nov 21, 2009
Anthony Johnson
LTKO · ROUND 1 · 0:41Sat, Oct 24, 2009

Frequently asked questions

Have Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops (Wed, Dec 10, 2008), where Josh Koscheck won by TKO.

What are the records of Josh Koscheck and Yoshiyuki Yoshida?

Josh Koscheck is 17-11-0 and Yoshiyuki Yoshida is 18-9-0.

Who has the longer reach, Josh Koscheck or Yoshiyuki Yoshida?

Josh Koscheck has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Yoshiyuki Yoshida, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Josh Koscheck or Yoshiyuki Yoshida?

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

Who is older, Josh Koscheck or Yoshiyuki Yoshida?

Yoshiyuki Yoshida is 52 and Josh Koscheck is 48.

Who has more finishes, Josh Koscheck or Yoshiyuki Yoshida?

Josh Koscheck has 10 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Yoshiyuki Yoshida has 14 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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