Jose Johnson vs. Asu Almabayev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jose Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Jose Johnson — 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 +0.2 wins over .500
Asu Almabayev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jose Johnson
Distance 58.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 26.5% (norm 7.3%)
Asu Almabayev
Distance 73.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jose Johnson
Head 70.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 9.3%)
Asu Almabayev
Head 71.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Almabayev L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 43 / 91 | 47.3% | 40.0% | 154 / 339 | 45.4% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 69.7% | 60 / 90 | 66.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 52 / 109 | 47.7% | 37.6% | 128 / 330 | 38.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 68.5% | 58 / 76 | 76.3% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 52 / 57 | 91.2% | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Almabayev L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 84 | 35.7% | 40.1% | 154 / 371 | 41.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 29 / 44 | 65.9% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 71.1% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 35 / 91 | 38.5% | 35.2% | 102 / 280 | 36.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 67 / 104 | 64.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 80.3% | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 80.3% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Almabayev has more cage time on record.