Anthony Johnson vs. Rogerio Nogueira
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
Rogerio Nogueira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 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%)
Rogerio Nogueira
Distance 84.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.8% (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%)
Rogerio Nogueira
Head 88.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 1.7% (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 | Nogueira L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.5% | 245 / 785 | 31.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% | 44 / 74 | 59.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.0% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 36.4% | 262 / 822 | 31.9% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% | 64 / 94 | 68.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 83.0% | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 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 Nogueira L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.1% | 235 / 641 | 36.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% | 37 / 70 | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% | 124 / 163 | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% | 264 / 704 | 37.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% | 69 / 92 | 75.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 82.2% | 63 / 78 | 80.8% | 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.