John Dodson vs.
Demetrious 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.
John Dodson
Full career not yet synced for John Dodson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
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
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)
John Dodson
Distance 91.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.5%)
Demetrious Johnson
Distance 70.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Dodson
Head 77.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Demetrious Johnson
Head 60.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dodson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 631 / 1664 | 37.9% | 39.0% | 665 / 1509 | 44.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 123 | 68.3% | 68.7% | 359 / 468 | 76.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.2% | 149 / 177 | 84.2% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 1412 | 29.3% | 34.9% | 533 / 1311 | 40.7% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 223 / 293 | 76.1% | 66.8% | 369 / 472 | 78.2% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 105 / 117 | 89.7% | 79.4% | 271 / 371 | 73.0% | 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 (Bantamweight: 117 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 Dodson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 640 / 1907 | 33.6% | 39.3% | 350 / 1431 | 24.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 178 / 235 | 75.7% | 70.4% | 200 / 292 | 68.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 32 / 49 | 65.3% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1568 | 30.0% | 34.9% | 249 / 1270 | 19.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 197 / 361 | 54.6% | 66.0% | 223 / 333 | 67.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 160 / 225 | 71.1% | 79.1% | 110 / 169 | 65.1% | 80.3% |
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.