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55.8%

Model

33.6%

Market

2.87

Odds

+22.3

Edge (pp)

55.8%44.2%

KO/TKO

Kickboxing

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Style Matchup

POWER STRIKER

VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER · PRECISION STRIKER

Power

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STRIKING

P44

Striking Initiative

P98

P65

Volume

P92

P99

Striking Efficiency

P95

P74

Range Sniper

P89

P100

Kickboxing

P62

P50

Clinch Striking

P60

P79

Defensive Striking

P48

GRAPPLING / WRESTLING

P29

Wrestling

P29

Pressure Wrestling

Top Control

P69

Submission

P36

P61

Anti-Wrestling

P37

P58

Grappling Defense

P47

P35

Scrambler

P36

DAMAGE / FINISHING

P24

Power

P99

P43

Finisher

P65

P42

Damage Resistance

P39

FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill

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Fast Starter

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Pace

P68

P67

Late Fighter

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GLOBAL

P41

Versatility

P49

Fighter profiles as of this fight · percentiles vs established UFC fighters (8+ fights) at that date.

Striking

FreemanHokit

3.27Landed / min9.64

2.07Absorbed / min3.21

62%Accuracy53%

61%Defense57%

0.00KD / 1532.14

0.00KD abs / 150.00

Grappling / Wrestling

FreemanHokit

0.00TD / 150.00

0.00TD att / 150.00

—TD accuracy—

—TD defense—

0:00Control / 152:09

0.00Sub att / 150.00

Targets

Position

AI Matchup Analysis

Generated by an LLM from structured matchup data. It does not determine the model's win probability.

Denzel Freeman

Denzel Freeman comes in at 7-1 overall with a debut win and three straight victories. His main asset here is a long frame, carrying a 10 cm reach edge, and he pairs that with respectable distance management and a chin that has held up. A southpaw who can make his length work at range.

Josh Hokit

Josh Hokit is unbeaten at 7-0 across all organizations, riding a seven-fight streak and coming off a debut win. He brings heavier output and pressure on the feet, a real finishing threat on the mat, and a habit of ending fights before the judges get involved.

Matchup Read

Hokit's forward pressure and volume run straight into Freeman's length and stand-up defense, and how that battle for range resolves shapes everything. If Freeman keeps him at the end of his reach and manages the southpaw-orthodox angles, he blunts the output. If Hokit closes the gap and drags it to the mat, his ground finishing becomes the central danger. Freeman's chin gives him some margin under that pressure.

What to Watch

Early striking: whether Freeman can plant his jab at range or Hokit walks him down and gets inside the reach.
Grappling: if the fight hits the mat, watch how quickly Hokit hunts for a finish versus Freeman's ability to get back up.
Late rounds: whether Hokit's pace holds as Freeman's durability keeps the fight going.

Key Uncertainty

Both men carry only a single UFC fight apiece, so their form against this level of competition is still thinly tested and the read here leans heavily on regional-level tape.

Denzel Freeman vs Josh Hokit