Jordan Johnson vs.
Adam Yandiev
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.
Jordan Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Jordan Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Adam Yandiev
Full career not yet synced for Adam Yandiev — 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 +3.0 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)
Jordan Johnson
Distance 78.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 17.4% (norm 10.4%)
Adam Yandiev
Distance 83.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jordan Johnson
Head 91.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 9.7%)
Adam Yandiev
Head 75.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Yandiev L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 288 | 41.0% | 41.4% | 1 / 10 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 72.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 335 | 45.4% | 38.9% | 0 / 9 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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: 93 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Yandiev L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 113 / 256 | 44.1% | 40.4% | 3 / 15 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 19 / 32 | 59.4% | 68.7% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 231 | 36.4% | 37.5% | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 72.3% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 83.0% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Johnson has more cage time on record.