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Brett Johns vs. Montel Jackson

UFC 5-2-0 vs. 10-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-2-0
UFC record
10-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
34
AgeΔ 0 yrs
34
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 4"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
75.1
Layoff (months)Δ 74.3 mo
0.8
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Montel Jackson carries real power — 1.40 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Brett Johns hunts takedowns — 4.92 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Brett Johns is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brett Johns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Montel Jackson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 104
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2532.86/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
4442.95/min · norm 3.52
3393.84/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2091.39/min · norm 3.58
49.0%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.9%norm 43.5%
53.4%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
60.2%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
141.40/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Brett Johns

Distance 72.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 6.4%)

Montel Jackson

Distance 71.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 13.0% (norm 6.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Brett Johns

Head 91.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 8.4%)

Montel Jackson

Head 82.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Johns L/AAccBantamweight med Jackson L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 136 / 372 36.6% 39.2% 275 / 590 46.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 32 / 38 84.2% 69.0% 97 / 127 76.4% 69.0%
On the ground 85 / 106 80.2% 70.2% 72 / 107 67.3% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 222 / 470 47.2% 35.3% 325 / 683 47.6% 35.3%
To the body 23 / 35 65.7% 66.9% 81 / 97 83.5% 66.9%
To the legs 8 / 11 too few to rate 79.2% 38 / 44 86.4% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Johns L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Jackson L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 217 / 551 39.4% 39.4% 170 / 475 35.8% 39.4%
In the clinch 79 / 107 73.8% 70.6% 31 / 39 79.5% 70.6%
On the ground 43 / 70 61.4% 72.1% 8 / 11 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 540 37.0% 34.9% 60 / 311 19.3% 34.9%
To the body 78 / 114 68.4% 66.1% 64 / 109 58.7% 66.1%
To the legs 61 / 74 82.4% 78.8% 85 / 105 81.0% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2949.2% acc · 4.92/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
2559.5% acc · 2.50/15 · norm 1.12
1458.3% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
6266.0% def · norm 65.7%
45:0451.0% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
43:5429.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
12:512:10 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
34:553:29 per 15 · norm 2:24
61.02/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
40.40/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jackson has more cage time on record.