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John Dodson vs.
Pedro Munhoz

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

10-7-0 John Dodson · UFC
10-10-0 (2 NC) Pedro Munhoz · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

10-7-0
UFC record
10-10-0 (2 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
41
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'3"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
66"
ReachΔ 1"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
71.7
Layoff (months)Δ 50.6 mo
21.1
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWNC
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.

John Dodson carries real power — 0.71 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Pedro Munhoz absorbs 6.29 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.58 Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Pedro Munhoz is a submission threat — 0.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight 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.

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

Pedro Munhoz

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1010
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7423.20/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
13585.38/min · norm 3.52
8283.58/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
15876.29/min · norm 3.58
40.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
41.9%norm 43.4%
61.6%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
56.0%norm 56.6%
110.71/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
70.42/15 · norm 0.30

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%)

Pedro Munhoz

Distance 94.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.3% (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%)

Pedro Munhoz

Head 70.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.5% (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/AAccBantamweight med Munhoz L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 631 / 1664 37.9% 39.0% 1252 / 3065 40.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 84 / 123 68.3% 68.7% 57 / 99 57.6% 68.7%
On the ground 27 / 35 77.1% 70.2% 49 / 75 65.3% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 414 / 1412 29.3% 34.9% 723 / 2284 31.7% 34.9%
To the body 223 / 293 76.1% 66.8% 224 / 419 53.5% 66.8%
To the legs 105 / 117 89.7% 79.4% 411 / 536 76.7% 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/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Munhoz L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 640 / 1907 33.6% 39.3% 1543 / 3519 43.8% 39.3%
In the clinch 178 / 235 75.7% 70.4% 27 / 60 45.0% 70.4%
On the ground 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.4% 17 / 25 68.0% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 471 / 1568 30.0% 34.9% 1142 / 2924 39.1% 34.9%
To the body 197 / 361 54.6% 66.0% 248 / 435 57.0% 66.0%
To the legs 160 / 225 71.1% 79.1% 197 / 245 80.4% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1128.9% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
816.0% acc · 0.48/15 · norm 1.12
7482.2% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4782.5% def · norm 66.7%
11:285.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
13:205.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
19:091:14 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
5:160:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
80.48/15 · norm 0.28

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

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