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Josh Koscheck

Inactive · age 48 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • 5-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 60% of wins by KO or submission
  • 47% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1513
Global Elo 1561 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-10-0
KO 6 · Sub 3 · Dec 6
Streak
-5
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y 0
Last fight
Mar 21, 2015
Loss by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 59m
Avg fight time
9:33
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
7
Fights per year
2.5
Ground control
1h 32m
Since last fight
11y 3mo

Honest Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Apr 9, 2005 — W vs Chris Sanford Δ+33Aug 6, 2005 — W vs Pete Spratt Δ+33Oct 3, 2005 — L vs Drew Fickett Δ-39Apr 6, 2006 — W vs Ansar Chalangov Δ+27Jun 28, 2006 — W vs Dave Menne Δ+23Aug 17, 2006 — W vs Jonathan Goulet Δ+16Dec 13, 2006 — W vs Jeff Joslin Δ+12Apr 7, 2007 — W vs Diego Sanchez Δ+19Aug 25, 2007 — L vs Georges St-Pierre Δ-16Mar 1, 2008 — W vs Dustin Hazelett Δ+16Jul 5, 2008 — W vs Chris Lytle Δ+10Oct 25, 2008 — L vs Thiago Alves Δ-16Dec 10, 2008 — W vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida Δ+14Feb 21, 2009 — L vs Paulo Thiago Δ-25Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Frank Trigg Δ+12Nov 21, 2009 — W vs Anthony Johnson Δ+16May 8, 2010 — W vs Paul Daley Δ+14Dec 11, 2010 — L vs Georges St-Pierre Δ-14Sep 24, 2011 — W vs Matt Hughes Δ+20Feb 4, 2012 — W vs Mike Pierce Δ+13May 5, 2012 — L vs Johny Hendricks Δ-17Feb 23, 2013 — L vs Robbie Lawler Δ-25Nov 16, 2013 — L vs Tyron Woodley Δ-25Feb 28, 2015 — L vs Jake Ellenberger Δ-19Mar 21, 2015 — L vs Erick Silva Δ-19 14501500155016001650 20072009201120132015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":353.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Chris Sanford","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":113.6,"y":300.2,"elo":1519,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Pete Spratt","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":125.1,"y":362.3,"elo":1480,"date":"2005-10-03","opp":"Drew Fickett","result":"L","delta":-39},{"i":3,"x":161.7,"y":319,"elo":1507,"date":"2006-04-06","opp":"Ansar Chalangov","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":178.2,"y":282.5,"elo":1530,"date":"2006-06-28","opp":"Dave Menne","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":5,"x":188.1,"y":257.7,"elo":1545,"date":"2006-08-17","opp":"Jonathan Goulet","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":211.5,"y":238.8,"elo":1557,"date":"2006-12-13","opp":"Jeff Joslin","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":7,"x":234.3,"y":209.2,"elo":1576,"date":"2007-04-07","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":262,"y":235.1,"elo":1559,"date":"2007-08-25","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":9,"x":299.5,"y":209.5,"elo":1575,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Dustin Hazelett","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":324.5,"y":194.2,"elo":1585,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Chris Lytle","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":11,"x":346.6,"y":220.7,"elo":1568,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Thiago Alves","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":12,"x":355.8,"y":197.8,"elo":1583,"date":"2008-12-10","opp":"Yoshiyuki Yoshida","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":370.2,"y":237.8,"elo":1558,"date":"2009-02-21","opp":"Paulo Thiago","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":14,"x":411.8,"y":218.2,"elo":1570,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Frank Trigg","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":424.3,"y":193.2,"elo":1586,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Anthony Johnson","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":457.6,"y":171.6,"elo":1599,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"Paul Daley","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":500.6,"y":194.6,"elo":1585,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":18,"x":557.5,"y":162.6,"elo":1605,"date":"2011-09-24","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":19,"x":583.9,"y":141.2,"elo":1618,"date":"2012-02-04","opp":"Mike Pierce","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":20,"x":601.9,"y":168.7,"elo":1601,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Johny Hendricks","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":21,"x":660.2,"y":208.1,"elo":1576,"date":"2013-02-23","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":22,"x":712.9,"y":247.8,"elo":1551,"date":"2013-11-16","opp":"Tyron Woodley","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":23,"x":805.8,"y":278.5,"elo":1532,"date":"2015-02-28","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":24,"x":810,"y":309.5,"elo":1513,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Erick Silva","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 21, 2015 Erick Silva L -19
Feb 28, 2015 Jake Ellenberger L -19
Nov 16, 2013 Tyron Woodley L -25
Feb 23, 2013 Robbie Lawler L -25
May 5, 2012 Johny Hendricks L -17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
9 / 15
Finish rate
KO
6
40% of wins
SUB
3
20% of wins
DEC
6
40% of wins
KO: 6 (40%) 6 Sub: 3 (20%) 3 Dec: 6 (40%) 6
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
7 78%
R2
2 22%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 428 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
75% Head
  • Head 75%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
48% Distance
  • Distance 48%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 42%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
60%
of losses by finish
6 of 10 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 3 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1562
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Matt Hughes
Elo 1663 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 25 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1561
Notable wins
Matt Hughes 1663 Diego Sanchez 1660

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Josh Koscheck on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.