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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.

4-0-0 Jordan Johnson · UFC
0-1-0 Adam Yandiev · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-0-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
37.7
AgeΔ 0.3 yrs
38
6'2"
HeightΔ 5"
5'9"
79"
ReachΔ 5"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
94.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
94.7
WWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
L
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.

Jordan Johnson is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Jordan Johnson hunts takedowns — 3.25 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Adam Yandiev rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1753.45/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
10.18/min · norm 3.25
1342.64/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
356.14/min · norm 3.20
47.7%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
8.3%norm 47.4%
54.0%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
36.4%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Yandiev L/AAccMiddleweight 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/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Yandiev L/AOpp accMiddleweight 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%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1142.3% acc · 3.25/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
3100.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 63.1%
22:1744.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
0:200:05 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
3:349:23 per 15 · norm 3:00
41.18/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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

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