Anthony Johnson vs. Rich Clementi
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
Rich Clementi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 38 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 69 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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%)
Rich Clementi
Distance 81.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)
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%)
Rich Clementi
Head 79.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Clementi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.5% | 117 / 375 | 31.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% | 31 / 52 | 59.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.0% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 36.4% | 95 / 364 | 26.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 83.0% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 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 (Welterweight: 180 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 Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Clementi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.1% | 164 / 541 | 30.3% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% | 58 / 80 | 72.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% | 34 / 66 | 51.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% | 153 / 565 | 27.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% | 49 / 63 | 77.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 82.2% | 54 / 59 | 91.5% | 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.