THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 1 : Rich Franklin VS Ken Shamrock

Josh Koscheck vs Chris Sanford

Apr 9, 2005 · ESPN+

DateApr 9, 2005

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueCox Pavillion

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 9, 2005 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 4:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 1:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 9:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 10:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 6:00 AM
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Josh KoscheckKos |17-11-0Josh Koscheck vs Chris SanfordChris Sanford5-1-0

Josh KoscheckKos17-11-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time00:04:21

17-11-0Record5-1-0

48Age58

5'10"Height5'11"

73"ReachTBD

170 lbsWeight185 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Chris Sanford5-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Josh Koscheck owns a 71-point Elo edge (solid). Josh Koscheck shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Josh KoscheckChris Sanford

Recent form

Josh KoscheckL L L L L · -89 Elo last 5

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Chris SanfordW L W W W · +72 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Josh Koscheck1644-22 last move

Chris Sanford1573+27 last move

Why they are ranked here

Josh KoscheckNot on the active ladder · 1644 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Matt Hughes (rated 1827 at the time): +27.
Costliest loss: Lost to Mauricio Alonso (rated 1474 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -89 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1554, not 1644: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Chris SanfordNot on the active ladder · 1573 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Bobby Martin (rated 1500 at the time): +29.
Costliest loss: Lost to Josh Koscheck (rated 1553 at the time): -31.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +72 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1483, not 1573: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

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What's at stake

Josh KoscheckNow 1644

Wins by decision+10→ 1654

Loses by decision-14→ 1630

Chris SanfordNow 1573

Wins by decision+29→ 1602

Loses by decision-19→ 1554

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Stat advantages

Josh KoscheckvsChris Sanford

Takedown average

2.46vs0

Takedown defense

64%vs0%

Submission average

0.43vs3.45

Sig. strikes landed per min

1.79vs0.23

Finishing profile

Josh Koscheckdecision leads 41% of wins

Chris Sanfordsubmission leads 80% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Josh KoscheckChris Sanford

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

1.79Sig. strikes landed per min0.23

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

36Sig. strike accuracy50

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.27Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.22

UFC welterweight average : 3.86

63Sig. strike defense18

UFC welterweight average : 53%

2.46Takedown average0

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

48Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 30%

64Takedown defense0

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.43Submission average3.45

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

6Wins by knockout1

4Wins by submission4

7Wins by decision0

4Losses by knockout1

3Losses by submission0

4Losses by decision0

Josh Koscheck vs Chris Sanford is a scheduled Middleweight fight on THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 1 : Rich Franklin VS Ken Shamrock. Josh Koscheck enters with a 17-11-0 record and Chris Sanford enters with a 5-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.