DaMarques Johnson vs.
Amir Sadollah
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
DaMarques Johnson
Full career not yet synced for DaMarques Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Amir Sadollah
Full career not yet synced for Amir Sadollah — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
DaMarques Johnson
Distance 77.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 8.1%)
Amir Sadollah
Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
DaMarques Johnson
Head 90.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Amir Sadollah
Head 65.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Sadollah L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 275 | 29.1% | 38.6% | 420 / 1019 | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 67.8% | 149 / 232 | 64.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 67.2% | 52 / 85 | 61.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 320 | 32.8% | 37.2% | 286 / 874 | 32.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 162 / 257 | 63.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 173 / 205 | 84.4% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Sadollah L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 120 / 289 | 41.5% | 39.0% | 303 / 900 | 33.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 68.9% | 89 / 153 | 58.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 86 / 149 | 57.7% | 68.0% | 77 / 140 | 55.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 170 / 392 | 43.4% | 35.6% | 361 / 1033 | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 36 / 56 | 64.3% | 69.6% | 64 / 111 | 57.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 82.1% | 44 / 49 | 89.8% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sadollah has more cage time on record.