John Dodson vs.
Jimmie Rivera
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
Jimmie Rivera
Full career not yet synced for Jimmie Rivera — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 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%)
Jimmie Rivera
Distance 93.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 6.5%)
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%)
Jimmie Rivera
Head 73.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Rivera L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 631 / 1664 | 37.9% | 39.0% | 485 / 1273 | 38.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 123 | 68.3% | 68.7% | 54 / 78 | 69.2% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.2% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 1412 | 29.3% | 34.9% | 298 / 1001 | 29.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 223 / 293 | 76.1% | 66.8% | 114 / 194 | 58.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 105 / 117 | 89.7% | 79.4% | 140 / 173 | 80.9% | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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 Rivera L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 640 / 1907 | 33.6% | 39.3% | 461 / 1246 | 37.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 178 / 235 | 75.7% | 70.4% | 64 / 79 | 81.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1568 | 30.0% | 34.9% | 251 / 955 | 26.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 197 / 361 | 54.6% | 66.0% | 147 / 219 | 67.1% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 160 / 225 | 71.1% | 79.1% | 137 / 168 | 81.5% | 79.1% |
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 — Dodson has more cage time on record.