Adam Milstead vs.
Jordan Johnson
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Adam Milstead
Full career not yet synced for Adam Milstead — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Jordan Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Jordan Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Adam Milstead
Distance 86.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 10.4%)
Jordan Johnson
Distance 78.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 17.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Adam Milstead
Head 90.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 9.7%)
Jordan Johnson
Head 91.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Milstead L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 234 | 43.2% | 41.4% | 118 / 288 | 41.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.9% | 8 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 245 | 42.9% | 38.9% | 152 / 335 | 45.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Milstead L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 220 | 48.6% | 40.4% | 113 / 256 | 44.1% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 70.4% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 218 | 47.7% | 37.5% | 84 / 231 | 36.4% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 72.3% | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 29 / 30 | 96.7% | 83.0% | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Milstead has more cage time on record.