Mike Swick vs. DaMarques Johnson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Swick
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
DaMarques Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.06 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Swick
Distance 70.7% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 8.1%)
DaMarques Johnson
Distance 77.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Swick
Head 75.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.0%)
DaMarques Johnson
Head 90.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Swick L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 567 | 25.4% | 38.5% | 80 / 275 | 29.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 109 / 166 | 65.7% | 67.8% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 69 | 49.3% | 67.0% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 144 / 608 | 23.7% | 36.4% | 105 / 320 | 32.8% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 67 / 95 | 70.5% | 70.7% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 76 / 99 | 76.8% | 83.0% | 11 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Swick L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 426 | 27.2% | 39.1% | 120 / 289 | 41.5% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 134 / 166 | 80.7% | 68.9% | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.0% | 86 / 149 | 57.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 151 / 466 | 32.4% | 35.6% | 170 / 392 | 43.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 64 / 92 | 69.6% | 69.6% | 36 / 56 | 64.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 76 / 92 | 82.6% | 82.2% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Swick has more cage time on record.