Cody Gibson vs. Abdul Hussein
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cody Gibson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Abdul Hussein
Full career not yet synced for Abdul Hussein — 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 -4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cody Gibson
Distance 80.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)
Abdul Hussein
Distance 63.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 24.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Gibson
Head 78.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Abdul Hussein
Head 91.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gibson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Hussein L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 284 / 695 | 40.9% | 39.0% | 38 / 63 | 60.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 102 / 138 | 73.9% | 68.7% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.2% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 678 | 39.7% | 34.9% | 58 / 91 | 63.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 88 / 126 | 69.8% | 66.8% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 46 / 55 | 83.6% | 79.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Gibson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Hussein L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 677 | 39.7% | 39.3% | 22 / 55 | 40.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 124 | 66.1% | 70.4% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 72.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 685 | 38.7% | 34.9% | 13 / 47 | 27.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 66.0% | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 67 | 80.6% | 79.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gibson has more cage time on record.