Cody Gibson vs. Chad Anheliger

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-8-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
5'10"
HeightΔ 4"
5'6"
71"
ReachΔ 7"
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.4
Layoff (months)Δ 20.7 mo
21.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

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 — 27% stopped, vs a 67% 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 -0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4033.59/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
2283.11/min · norm 3.52
3843.42/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
2132.90/min · norm 3.58
46.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
44.0%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.6%
20.27/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.41/15 · norm 0.30

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%)

Chad Anheliger

Distance 84.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.5% (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%)

Chad Anheliger

Head 80.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (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% 39.0% 173 / 439 39.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 102 / 138 73.9% 68.7% 29 / 40 72.5% 68.7%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 70.2% 26 / 39 66.7% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 269 / 678 39.7% 34.9% 157 / 415 37.8% 34.9%
To the body 88 / 126 69.8% 66.8% 31 / 53 58.5% 66.8%
To the legs 46 / 55 83.6% 79.4% 40 / 50 80.0% 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Anheliger L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 677 39.7% 39.3% 146 / 374 39.0% 39.3%
In the clinch 82 / 124 66.1% 70.4% 23 / 31 74.2% 70.4%
On the ground 33 / 49 67.3% 72.4% 44 / 59 74.6% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 265 / 685 38.7% 34.9% 120 / 325 36.9% 34.9%
To the body 65 / 98 66.3% 66.0% 49 / 73 67.1% 66.0%
To the legs 54 / 67 80.6% 79.1% 44 / 66 66.7% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1537.5% acc · 2.01/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
436.4% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 1.12
1768.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
627.3% def · norm 66.7%
27:0924.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
9:1212.5% of cage time · norm 17.4%
28:393:49 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
26:525:29 per 15 · norm 2:24
70.94/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.41/15 · 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.