Johnny Bedford vs.
Louis Gaudinot
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.
Johnny Bedford
Full career not yet synced for Johnny Bedford — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Louis Gaudinot
Full career not yet synced for Louis Gaudinot — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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)
Johnny Bedford
Distance 59.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 29.9% (norm 6.5%)
Louis Gaudinot
Distance 85.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Johnny Bedford
Head 78.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)
Louis Gaudinot
Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bedford L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Gaudinot L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 218 | 36.2% | 39.0% | 99 / 284 | 34.9% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 68.7% | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 76 / 110 | 69.1% | 70.2% | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 120 / 288 | 41.7% | 34.9% | 74 / 252 | 29.4% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 56 / 68 | 82.4% | 66.8% | 20 / 36 | 55.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 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 Bedford L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Gaudinot L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 63 / 179 | 35.2% | 39.3% | 179 / 421 | 42.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 118 / 190 | 62.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 162 | 32.7% | 34.9% | 223 / 509 | 43.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 90 / 124 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 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 — Bedford has more cage time on record.