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Cody Brundage vs. Donte Johnson

UFC 6-8-1 (1 NC) vs. 3-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
3-0-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32
AgeΔ 5 yrs
27
6'0"
HeightΔ 4"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5.2
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
2.2
WLLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
WWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Donte Johnson carries real power — 0.65 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Cody Brundage carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Donte Johnson owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cody Brundage

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 69
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Donte Johnson

Full career not yet synced for Donte Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2942.39/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
662.86/min · norm 3.23
3542.88/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
421.82/min · norm 3.20
49.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
42.6%norm 47.4%
51.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
63.2%norm 53.8%
40.49/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.65/15 · norm 0.32

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

Cody Brundage

Distance 77.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.0%)

Donte Johnson

Distance 83.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.0%)

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

Cody Brundage

Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Donte Johnson

Head 89.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brundage L/AAccMiddleweight med Johnson L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 197 / 457 43.1% 40.5% 47 / 130 36.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 28 / 44 63.6% 70.6% 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 69 / 89 77.5% 69.4% 13 / 17 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 501 45.3% 38.8% 53 / 138 38.4% 38.8%
To the body 25 / 39 64.1% 71.6% 5 / 9 too few to rate 71.6%
To the legs 42 / 50 84.0% 83.3% 8 / 8 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Brundage L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 428 37.9% 39.5% 39 / 108 36.1% 39.5%
In the clinch 55 / 87 63.2% 70.4% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 137 / 219 62.6% 69.0% 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 278 / 616 45.1% 37.9% 23 / 93 24.7% 37.9%
To the body 39 / 74 52.7% 71.3% 7 / 9 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 37 / 44 84.1% 82.1% 12 / 12 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1442.4% acc · 1.71/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 1.95/15 · norm 1.35
2266.7% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 63.3%
22:0718.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
6:3628.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
50:446:11 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
6:284:12 per 15 · norm 3:00
40.49/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
10.65/15 · norm 0.45

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