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DaMarques Johnson vs.
Clay Harvison

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

4-6-0 DaMarques Johnson · UFC
1-2-0 Clay Harvison · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

4-6-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
44
AgeΔ 1 yrs
45
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
166.2
Layoff (months)Δ 10.6 mo
176.8
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
The read

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.

Clay Harvison is a submission threat — 1.32 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
DaMarques Johnson's takedown defense leaks — 19% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.
DaMarques Johnson is a submission threat — 0.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Clay Harvison

Full career not yet synced for Clay Harvison — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1342.11/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
753.29/min · norm 3.17
2383.75/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
893.91/min · norm 3.06
37.7%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 44.9%
51.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
59.0%norm 55.25%
20.47/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

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%)

Clay Harvison

Distance 71.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 19.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.3% (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%)

Clay Harvison

Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Johnson L/AAccWelterweight med Harvison L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 80 / 275 29.1% 38.6% 38 / 112 33.9% 38.6%
In the clinch 20 / 32 62.5% 67.8% 26 / 31 83.9% 67.8%
On the ground 34 / 48 70.8% 67.2% 11 / 13 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 105 / 320 32.8% 37.2% 38 / 116 32.8% 37.2%
To the body 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.7% 27 / 28 96.4% 70.7%
To the legs 11 / 11 too few to rate 82.9% 10 / 12 too few to rate 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/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Harvison L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 289 41.5% 39.0% 46 / 154 29.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 32 / 51 62.7% 68.9% 33 / 45 73.3% 68.9%
On the ground 86 / 149 57.7% 68.0% 10 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 392 43.4% 35.6% 57 / 170 33.5% 35.6%
To the body 36 / 56 64.3% 69.6% 20 / 33 60.6% 69.6%
To the legs 32 / 41 78.0% 82.1% 12 / 14 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

555.6% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.66/15 · norm 1.27
419.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1568.2% def · norm 63.9%
13:3421.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
3:4816.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
26:166:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
9:256:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
30.71/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
21.32/15 · norm 0.45

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

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