Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops

Fayetteville, USA

10 Dec 2008

Welterweight

46%

Koscheck

54%

Yoshida

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 2:15

Josh Koscheck

17 – 11

5'10"73" reachOrthodox48 yrs5-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 17

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

"Zenko"

18 – 9

Submission Hunter2-fight slide52 yrsSouthpaw70" reach5'11"

CFR 20

★ Official Result

Josh KoscheckwinsKO/TKOR1 · 2:15

def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida · UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Yoshida

→

Actual result

Koscheck wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Koscheck at 46% vs Yoshida at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Koscheck's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Yoshida has a chin rating of 54 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

KoscheckYoshida

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Koscheck

Yoshida

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'10"

Height

+5'11"

73"+

Reach

70"

48+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Koscheck

Yoshida

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

16.9

19.7

50.5

Performance Avg

48.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Koscheck

Yoshida

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.2

/ 10

0.8

/ 10

6.0

Style: Pressure

8.2

4.4

Style: Volume

0.8

6 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

0 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

5Distance5

1Clinch1

0Ground0

Koscheck

Yoshida

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.6

/ 10

8.0

/ 10

1.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

5.6

2.0

Submission Style (/10)

10.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Koscheck

Yoshida

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

2 fights ago

Last KO loss

1 fight ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

25/28 fights

Chin rating based on

5/27 fights

Koscheck

Yoshida

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

5-fight 📉 slide

Current form

2-fight 📉 slide

L · Sub · R1

L · Sub · R2

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R1

W · Sub · R1

L · KO · R1

W · Sub · R1

Koscheck

Yoshida

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

60%

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Koscheck

Yoshida

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.2

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

0.8

2.6

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

8.0

1.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

5.6

2.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

10.0

6.0

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

8.2

4.4

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.8

Koscheck

Strike Zones

Yoshida

Koscheck

Attacking

6 landed

Absorbing

6 absorbed

Yoshida

Attacking

6 landed

Absorbing

6 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Koscheck targets the head (100% of attacks) — Yoshida absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Yoshida targets the legs (50% of attacks) — Koscheck absorbs 50% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Koscheck

RND

Yoshida

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Koscheck · Last 5

L · Sub · R1

Erick Silva

Submission

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Submission

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Tyron Woodley

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R1

Robbie Lawler

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Johny Hendricks

Decision

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Yoshida · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Mike Guymon

Decision

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L · KO · R1

Anthony Johnson

KO/TKO

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Brandon Wolff

Submission

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Josh Koscheck

KO/TKO

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W · Sub · R1

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Submission

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News & Media

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