Daniel Cormier vs.
Anthony Johnson
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.
Daniel Cormier
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Cormier — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +7.5 wins over .500
Anthony Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Anthony Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 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)
Daniel Cormier
Distance 70.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 10.4%)
Anthony Johnson
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Cormier
Head 81.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 9.7%)
Anthony Johnson
Head 79.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cormier L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 546 / 1175 | 46.5% | 41.4% | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 209 / 284 | 73.6% | 70.9% | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 156 / 205 | 76.1% | 72.3% | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 682 / 1359 | 50.2% | 38.9% | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 71.9% | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 110 / 138 | 79.7% | 81.8% | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Cormier L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 570 / 1236 | 46.1% | 40.4% | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 134 / 201 | 66.7% | 68.7% | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.4% | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 412 / 1062 | 38.8% | 37.5% | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 199 / 256 | 77.7% | 72.3% | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 117 / 152 | 77.0% | 83.0% | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 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 — Johnson has more cage time on record.