Lavar Johnson vs.
Joey Beltran
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.
Lavar Johnson
Full career not yet synced for Lavar Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Joey Beltran
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Lavar Johnson
Distance 47.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 42.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 9.3%)
Joey Beltran
Distance 80.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lavar Johnson
Head 78.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 7.6%)
Joey Beltran
Head 84.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.6%)
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 | Heavyweight med | Beltran L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 106 | 54.7% | 40.1% | 353 / 1264 | 27.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 94 | 72.3% | 70.6% | 187 / 252 | 74.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 175 | 57.7% | 38.9% | 399 / 1335 | 29.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 76.8% | 105 / 145 | 72.4% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 79 / 92 | 85.9% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 | Heavyweight med | vs Beltran L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 29 / 87 | 33.3% | 40.7% | 521 / 1136 | 45.9% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 102 / 145 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 102 | 37.3% | 38.8% | 467 / 1099 | 42.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 99 / 129 | 76.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 94 / 104 | 90.4% | 84.4% |
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 — Beltran has more cage time on record.