Andre Fili vs. Michael Johnson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Andre Fili
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Michael Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 16 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Andre Fili
Distance 92.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)
Michael Johnson
Distance 93.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Andre Fili
Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.9%)
Michael Johnson
Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fili L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1027 / 2825 | 36.4% | 40.5% | 1405 / 3703 | 37.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 110 | 59.1% | 70.5% | 101 / 157 | 64.3% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 79 / 135 | 58.5% | 69.3% | 62 / 101 | 61.4% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 861 / 2637 | 32.7% | 37.1% | 829 / 2776 | 29.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 173 / 260 | 66.5% | 68.0% | 496 / 869 | 57.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 137 / 173 | 79.2% | 80.3% | 243 / 316 | 76.9% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Fili L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1149 / 2366 | 48.6% | 39.3% | 1025 / 2854 | 35.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 79 / 124 | 63.7% | 70.3% | 96 / 140 | 68.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 118 / 186 | 63.4% | 69.4% | 265 / 373 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 722 / 1882 | 38.4% | 35.9% | 923 / 2702 | 34.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 268 / 401 | 66.8% | 68.0% | 231 / 379 | 60.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 356 / 393 | 90.6% | 81.5% | 232 / 286 | 81.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.