Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns

UFC 3-8-0 vs. 6-5-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-8-0
UFC record
6-5-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
38
AgeΔ 6 yrs
32
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
71"
ReachΔ 3"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.4
Layoff (months)Δ 8.5 mo
8.9
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

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.
Miles Johns defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 57%, vs a 79% 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

Miles Johns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.17 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4033.59/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5043.21/min · norm 3.52
3843.42/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4552.90/min · norm 3.58
46.9%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
43.4%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
67.1%norm 56.6%
20.27/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · 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%)

Miles Johns

Distance 95.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (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%)

Miles Johns

Head 87.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · 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 Gibson L/AAccBantamweight med Johns L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 284 / 695 40.9% 39.0% 475 / 1109 42.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 102 / 138 73.9% 68.7% 23 / 41 56.1% 68.7%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 70.2% 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 269 / 678 39.7% 34.9% 387 / 1016 38.1% 34.9%
To the body 88 / 126 69.8% 66.8% 62 / 85 72.9% 66.8%
To the legs 46 / 55 83.6% 79.4% 55 / 61 90.2% 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 Johns L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 677 39.7% 39.3% 390 / 1293 30.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 82 / 124 66.1% 70.4% 46 / 63 73.0% 70.4%
On the ground 33 / 49 67.3% 72.4% 19 / 27 70.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 265 / 685 38.7% 34.9% 294 / 1090 27.0% 34.9%
To the body 65 / 98 66.3% 66.0% 93 / 173 53.8% 66.0%
To the legs 54 / 67 80.6% 79.1% 68 / 120 56.7% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1537.5% acc · 2.01/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1122.4% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.12
1768.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3076.9% def · norm 66.7%
27:0924.2% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
25:3916.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
28:393:49 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
24:222:19 per 15 · norm 2:24
70.94/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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