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Demetrious Johnson vs.
Ray Borg

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

15-2-1 Demetrious Johnson · UFC
7-5-0 Ray Borg · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

15-2-1
UFC record
7-5-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
40
AgeΔ 7 yrs
33
5'3"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
66"
ReachΔ 3"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
96.1
Layoff (months)Δ 21.3 mo
74.8
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLL
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.

Ray Borg hunts takedowns — 3.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Ray Borg owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Demetrious Johnson hunts takedowns — 3.32 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight 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.

Demetrious Johnson

Full career not yet synced for Demetrious Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 12-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500

Ray Borg

Full career not yet synced for Ray Borg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11733.51/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2631.52/min · norm 3.49
5821.74/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3341.93/min · norm 3.24
54.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
52.2%norm 44.6%
67.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
48.3%norm 56.4%
30.13/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Demetrious Johnson

Distance 70.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 7.3%)

Ray Borg

Distance 53.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.2% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Demetrious Johnson

Head 60.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 9.3%)

Ray Borg

Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Johnson L/AAccFlyweight med Borg L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 665 / 1509 44.1% 40.0% 90 / 269 33.5% 40.0%
In the clinch 359 / 468 76.7% 70.4% 61 / 88 69.3% 70.4%
On the ground 149 / 177 84.2% 69.7% 112 / 147 76.2% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 533 / 1311 40.7% 37.6% 188 / 402 46.8% 37.6%
To the body 369 / 472 78.2% 68.5% 67 / 89 75.3% 68.5%
To the legs 271 / 371 73.0% 80.0% 8 / 13 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 accFlyweight med vs Borg L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 350 / 1431 24.5% 40.1% 164 / 446 36.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 200 / 292 68.5% 68.8% 86 / 108 79.6% 68.8%
On the ground 32 / 49 65.3% 71.1% 84 / 92 91.3% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 249 / 1270 19.6% 35.2% 167 / 438 38.1% 35.2%
To the body 223 / 333 67.0% 68.2% 125 / 158 79.1% 68.2%
To the legs 110 / 169 65.1% 80.3% 42 / 50 84.0% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

7454.8% acc · 3.32/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
4550.0% acc · 3.89/15 · norm 1.30
7971.2% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2146.7% def · norm 62.5%
102:1630.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
78:4045.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
55:392:29 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
53:234:36 per 15 · norm 2:44
120.54/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
121.04/15 · norm 0.58

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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