Nathaniel Wood vs. John Dodson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nathaniel Wood
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
John Dodson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nathaniel Wood
Distance 90.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 6.5%)
John Dodson
Distance 91.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nathaniel Wood
Head 69.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.8% (norm 7.9%)
John Dodson
Head 77.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.1% (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 | Wood L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Dodson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 955 / 1971 | 48.5% | 40.5% | 631 / 1664 | 37.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 86 | 69.8% | 70.5% | 84 / 123 | 68.3% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 82 / 120 | 68.3% | 69.3% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 606 / 1506 | 40.2% | 37.1% | 414 / 1412 | 29.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 119 / 197 | 60.4% | 68.0% | 223 / 293 | 76.1% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 372 / 474 | 78.5% | 80.3% | 105 / 117 | 89.7% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Wood L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Dodson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 699 / 1675 | 41.7% | 39.3% | 640 / 1907 | 33.6% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 117 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 178 / 235 | 75.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 69.4% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 551 / 1471 | 37.5% | 35.9% | 471 / 1568 | 30.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 181 / 256 | 70.7% | 68.0% | 197 / 361 | 54.6% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 124 / 149 | 83.2% | 81.5% | 160 / 225 | 71.1% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dodson has more cage time on record.