Abdul Hussein vs. Cody Gibson

UFC 1-0-0 vs. 3-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-0-0
UFC record
3-8-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
29
AgeΔ 9 yrs
38
Height
5'10"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
0.4
W
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Abdul Hussein is a submission threat — 3.43 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Abdul Hussein carries real power — 1.14 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Cody Gibson is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Abdul Hussein

Full career not yet synced for Abdul Hussein — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -4.0 wins over .500

Cody Gibson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 38
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 34 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

654.96/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4033.59/min · norm 3.52
443.35/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
3843.42/min · norm 3.58
65.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
46.9%norm 43.4%
45.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.8%norm 56.6%
11.14/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.27/15 · norm 0.30

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Abdul Hussein

Distance 63.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 24.2% (norm 6.5%)

Cody Gibson

Distance 80.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Abdul Hussein

Head 91.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Cody Gibson

Head 78.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Hussein L/AAccBantamweight med Gibson L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 63 60.3% 39.0% 284 / 695 40.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 11 / 12 too few to rate 68.7% 102 / 138 73.9% 68.7%
On the ground 16 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 17 / 26 65.4% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 58 / 91 63.7% 34.9% 269 / 678 39.7% 34.9%
To the body 7 / 8 too few to rate 66.8% 88 / 126 69.8% 66.8%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 79.4% 46 / 55 83.6% 79.4%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Hussein L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Gibson L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 55 40.0% 39.3% 269 / 677 39.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 21 / 25 84.0% 70.4% 82 / 124 66.1% 70.4%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.4% 33 / 49 67.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 47 27.7% 34.9% 265 / 685 38.7% 34.9%
To the body 25 / 28 89.3% 66.0% 65 / 98 66.3% 66.0%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 79.1% 54 / 67 80.6% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 1.14/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1537.5% acc · 2.01/15 · norm 1.12
266.7% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1768.0% def · norm 66.7%
7:4759.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
27:0924.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
1:161:26 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
28:393:49 per 15 · norm 2:24
33.43/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
70.94/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gibson has more cage time on record.