Miles Johns vs. Cody Gibson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Miles Johns
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
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
Cody Gibson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Miles Johns
Distance 95.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.3% (norm 6.4%)
Cody Gibson
Distance 80.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Miles Johns
Head 87.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)
Cody Gibson
Head 78.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johns L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Gibson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 483 / 1133 | 42.6% | 39.2% | 284 / 695 | 40.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 41 | 56.1% | 69.0% | 102 / 138 | 73.9% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 398 / 1041 | 38.2% | 35.3% | 269 / 678 | 39.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 66.9% | 88 / 126 | 69.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 56 / 63 | 88.9% | 79.2% | 46 / 55 | 83.6% | 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 Johns L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Gibson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 397 / 1318 | 30.1% | 39.4% | 269 / 677 | 39.7% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 63 | 73.0% | 70.6% | 82 / 124 | 66.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 72.1% | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 298 / 1111 | 26.8% | 34.9% | 265 / 685 | 38.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 94 / 175 | 53.7% | 66.1% | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 70 / 122 | 57.4% | 78.8% | 54 / 67 | 80.6% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johns has more cage time on record.