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Mario Bautista vs. Miles Johns

UFC 12-3-0 vs. 7-5-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-3-0
UFC record
7-5-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
33
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
3.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0.9 mo
2.4
WWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mario Bautista is a submission threat — 1.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Mario Bautista hunts takedowns — 2.49 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Miles Johns defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 57%, vs a 79% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mario Bautista

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Miles Johns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.17 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8645.52/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5163.23/min · norm 3.52
6524.17/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4622.89/min · norm 3.58
50.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
43.4%norm 43.5%
54.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
67.2%norm 56.6%
30.29/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
30.28/15 · norm 0.29

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

Mario Bautista

Distance 87.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 6.4%)

Miles Johns

Distance 95.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.3% (norm 6.4%)

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

Mario Bautista

Head 75.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.4%)

Miles Johns

Head 87.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bautista L/AAccBantamweight med Johns L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 695 / 1503 46.2% 39.2% 483 / 1133 42.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 111 / 136 81.6% 69.0% 23 / 41 56.1% 69.0%
On the ground 58 / 78 74.4% 70.2% 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 531 / 1302 40.8% 35.3% 398 / 1041 38.2% 35.3%
To the body 225 / 286 78.7% 66.9% 62 / 86 72.1% 66.9%
To the legs 108 / 129 83.7% 79.2% 56 / 63 88.9% 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Bautista L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Johns L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 536 / 1280 41.9% 39.4% 397 / 1318 30.1% 39.4%
In the clinch 93 / 111 83.8% 70.6% 46 / 63 73.0% 70.6%
On the ground 23 / 31 74.2% 72.1% 19 / 27 70.4% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 439 / 1151 38.1% 34.9% 298 / 1111 26.8% 34.9%
To the body 102 / 149 68.5% 66.1% 94 / 175 53.7% 66.1%
To the legs 111 / 122 91.0% 78.8% 70 / 122 57.4% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2638.8% acc · 2.49/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1122.4% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
3257.1% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
3076.9% def · norm 65.7%
35:5723.0% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
25:4316.1% of cage time · norm 17.8%
25:212:25 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
24:222:17 per 15 · norm 2:24
111.05/15 · 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 — Bautista has more cage time on record.