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Johnny Walker vs. Corey Anderson

UFC 9-7-0 (1 NC) vs. 10-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-7-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
10-5-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
34
AgeΔ 3 yrs
37
6'6"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
82"
ReachΔ 3"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.6
Layoff (months)Δ 79.5 mo
80.1
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Corey Anderson hunts takedowns — 4.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Corey Anderson owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 17% Light Heavyweight norm.
Johnny Walker carries real power — 0.80 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Johnny Walker

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 133

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Corey Anderson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 176
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.47 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4243.79/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7214.43/min · norm 3.48
3272.92/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3612.22/min · norm 3.37
53.7%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
46.3%norm 48.45%
48.4%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
59.2%norm 52.75%
60.80/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
10.09/15 · norm 0.40

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

Johnny Walker

Distance 80.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.6%)

Corey Anderson

Distance 72.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 15.5% (norm 10.6%)

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

Johnny Walker

Head 59.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 30.3% (norm 9.7%)

Corey Anderson

Head 86.1% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Walker L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Anderson L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 299 / 637 46.9% 41.5% 423 / 1122 37.7% 41.5%
In the clinch 32 / 39 82.1% 70.8% 116 / 194 59.8% 70.8%
On the ground 93 / 114 81.6% 72.9% 182 / 242 75.2% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 193 / 466 41.4% 39.2% 561 / 1342 41.8% 39.2%
To the body 44 / 85 51.8% 72.0% 105 / 156 67.3% 72.0%
To the legs 187 / 239 78.2% 82.1% 55 / 60 91.7% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Walker L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Anderson L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 248 / 527 47.1% 40.6% 275 / 754 36.5% 40.6%
In the clinch 24 / 36 66.7% 68.8% 71 / 108 65.7% 68.8%
On the ground 55 / 71 77.5% 70.4% 15 / 23 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 161 / 400 40.2% 37.7% 233 / 713 32.7% 37.7%
To the body 66 / 102 64.7% 72.9% 55 / 88 62.5% 72.9%
To the legs 100 / 132 75.8% 83.1% 73 / 84 86.9% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
240.0% acc · 0.27/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
5350.0% acc · 4.89/15 · norm 0.87
950.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1083.3% def · norm 66.7%
8:427.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
66:5341.1% of cage time · norm 17.1%
20:082:41 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
3:090:17 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.40/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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