Dashon Johnson vs.
Godofredo Pepey
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.
Dashon Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Dashon Johnson — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Godofredo Pepey
Full career not yet synced for Godofredo Pepey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Dashon Johnson
Distance 61.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 26.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 6.5%)
Godofredo Pepey
Distance 82.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dashon Johnson
Head 76.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.8%)
Godofredo Pepey
Head 84.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.8%)
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 | Featherweight med | Pepey L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 40.9% | 130 / 409 | 31.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 34 / 54 | 63.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 37.2% | 135 / 420 | 32.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 | Featherweight med | vs Pepey L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 7 / 37 | 18.9% | 39.2% | 143 / 348 | 41.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 51 / 58 | 87.9% | 69.4% | 96 / 124 | 77.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 94 | 62.8% | 35.9% | 199 / 419 | 47.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.9% | 40 / 57 | 70.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% |
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 — Pepey has more cage time on record.