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Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev

UFC 9-7-0 vs. 7-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0
UFC record
7-0-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35
AgeΔ 9 yrs
26
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 24.6 mo
26.8
WLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Muhammad Mokaev hunts takedowns — 5.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev owns the mat — in control 52% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson carries real power — 0.30 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Charles Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Muhammad Mokaev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 70
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9344.60/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
1421.61/min · norm 3.48
7973.93/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1191.35/min · norm 3.24
49.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 44.6%
55.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.5%norm 56.4%
40.30/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.17/15 · norm 0.18

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

Charles Johnson

Distance 87.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.3%)

Muhammad Mokaev

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 7.3%)

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

Charles Johnson

Head 65.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 9.3%)

Muhammad Mokaev

Head 64.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.0% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Johnson L/AAccFlyweight med Mokaev L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 769 / 1645 46.7% 39.9% 101 / 261 38.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 124 / 177 70.1% 70.1% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.1%
On the ground 41 / 63 65.1% 69.7% 34 / 44 77.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 472 / 1241 38.0% 37.6% 76 / 202 37.6% 37.6%
To the body 269 / 396 67.9% 68.5% 45 / 69 65.2% 68.5%
To the legs 193 / 248 77.8% 80.0% 21 / 42 50.0% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Mokaev L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 711 / 1662 42.8% 39.9% 75 / 233 32.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 58 / 90 64.4% 68.8% 18 / 19 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 28 / 40 70.0% 70.4% 26 / 28 92.9% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 425 / 1274 33.4% 35.4% 76 / 207 36.7% 35.4%
To the body 187 / 287 65.2% 67.9% 28 / 38 73.7% 67.9%
To the legs 185 / 231 80.1% 80.2% 15 / 35 42.9% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
614.6% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3141.3% acc · 5.29/15 · norm 1.30
8766.9% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 62.5%
11:595.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
45:3251.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
56:054:08 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
10:171:45 per 15 · norm 2:46
60.44/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.85/15 · norm 0.58

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