Anthony Johnson vs. Alexander Gustafsson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Anthony Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Alexander Gustafsson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Anthony Johnson
Distance 69.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 8.1%)
Alexander Gustafsson
Distance 85.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Johnson
Head 79.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.0%)
Alexander Gustafsson
Head 80.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Gustafsson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.5% | 575 / 1583 | 36.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% | 59 / 106 | 55.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.0% | 117 / 156 | 75.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 36.4% | 523 / 1484 | 35.2% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% | 110 / 205 | 53.7% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 83.0% | 118 / 156 | 75.6% | 82.1% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Gustafsson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.1% | 496 / 1131 | 43.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% | 101 / 148 | 68.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% | 398 / 992 | 40.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% | 102 / 162 | 63.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 82.2% | 159 / 203 | 78.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.