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Cody Gibson vs. Chad Anheliger

UFC 3-8-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-8-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 0 yrs
39
5'10"
HeightΔ 4"
5'6"
71"
ReachΔ 7"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.9
Layoff (months)Δ 2.8 mo
0.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cody Gibson is a submission threat — 0.94 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Cody Gibson hunts takedowns — 2.01 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Chad Anheliger's takedown defense leaks — 23% stopped, vs a 66% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cody Gibson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 38
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

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

Chad Anheliger

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

In the UFC: 0-1 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

4033.59/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2622.98/min · norm 3.52
3843.42/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2643.00/min · norm 3.58
46.9%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 43.5%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.6%
20.27/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.34/15 · norm 0.29

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

Cody Gibson

Distance 80.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.4%)

Chad Anheliger

Distance 85.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 6.4%)

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

Cody Gibson

Head 78.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)

Chad Anheliger

Head 80.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.9% (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/AAccBantamweight med Anheliger L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 284 / 695 40.9% 39.2% 204 / 494 41.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 102 / 138 73.9% 69.0% 32 / 44 72.7% 69.0%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 70.2% 26 / 39 66.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 269 / 678 39.7% 35.3% 182 / 463 39.3% 35.3%
To the body 88 / 126 69.8% 66.9% 35 / 57 61.4% 66.9%
To the legs 46 / 55 83.6% 79.2% 45 / 57 78.9% 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 Gibson L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Anheliger L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 677 39.7% 39.4% 186 / 448 41.5% 39.4%
In the clinch 82 / 124 66.1% 70.6% 23 / 32 71.9% 70.6%
On the ground 33 / 49 67.3% 72.1% 55 / 72 76.4% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 265 / 685 38.7% 34.9% 154 / 391 39.4% 34.9%
To the body 65 / 98 66.3% 66.1% 57 / 84 67.9% 66.1%
To the legs 54 / 67 80.6% 78.8% 53 / 77 68.8% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1537.5% acc · 2.01/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
436.4% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.12
1768.0% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
623.1% def · norm 65.7%
27:0924.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
9:2410.7% of cage time · norm 17.8%
28:393:49 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
33:495:46 per 15 · norm 2:24
70.94/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.34/15 · norm 0.28

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