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Donte Johnson vs. Eric McConico

UFC 3-0-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-0-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
27
AgeΔ 9 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 4"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
2.2
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Donte Johnson carries real power — 0.65 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Eric McConico rarely shoots — 0.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Donte Johnson owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Donte Johnson

Full career not yet synced for Donte 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 -0.7 wins over .500

Eric McConico

Full career not yet synced for Eric McConico — 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 +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

662.86/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
1442.95/min · norm 3.23
421.82/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1553.18/min · norm 3.20
42.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
46.6%norm 47.4%
63.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.6%norm 53.8%
10.65/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Donte Johnson

Distance 83.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.0%)

Eric McConico

Distance 85.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)

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

Donte Johnson

Head 89.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Eric McConico

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.4% (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/AAccMiddleweight med McConico L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 47 / 130 36.2% 40.5% 111 / 264 42.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.6% 33 / 45 73.3% 70.6%
On the ground 13 / 17 too few to rate 69.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 53 / 138 38.4% 38.8% 93 / 244 38.1% 38.8%
To the body 5 / 9 too few to rate 71.6% 27 / 39 69.2% 71.6%
To the legs 8 / 8 too few to rate 83.3% 24 / 26 92.3% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 accMiddleweight med vs McConico L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 39 / 108 36.1% 39.5% 118 / 243 48.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 34 / 50 68.0% 70.4%
On the ground 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.0% 3 / 3 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 23 / 93 24.7% 37.9% 85 / 216 39.4% 37.9%
To the body 7 / 9 too few to rate 71.3% 44 / 51 86.3% 71.3%
To the legs 12 / 12 too few to rate 82.1% 26 / 29 89.7% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3100.0% acc · 1.95/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 0.61/15 · norm 1.35
1076.9% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
2069.0% def · norm 63.3%
6:3628.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
6:2313.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
6:284:12 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
15:414:49 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.65/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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