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Reza Nasri vs.
Brian Johnston

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-1-0 Reza Nasri · UFC
2-4-0 Brian Johnston · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-1-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
Age
5'11"
HeightΔ 4"
6'3"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
358.5
Layoff (months)Δ 10.2 mo
348.3
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Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
The read

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.

Reza Nasri absorbs 12.86 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 1.68 Open Weight norm — hittable.
Reza Nasri's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 67% Open Weight norm.
Brian Johnston absorbs 3.03 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 1.68 Open Weight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Reza Nasri

Full career not yet synced for Reza Nasri — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Brian Johnston

Full career not yet synced for Brian Johnston — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

00.00/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
291.63/min · norm 1.46
612.86/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
543.03/min · norm 1.68
norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
54.7%norm 45.8%
25.0%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
40.0%norm 49.0%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Reza Nasri

Distance 0.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 28.7%)

Brian Johnston

Distance 39.6% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 39.6% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 28.7%)

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

Reza Nasri

Head 0.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)

Brian Johnston

Head 73.6% (norm 81.2%) · Body 13.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Nasri L/AAccOpen Weight med Johnston L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 0 too few to rate 27.8% 8 / 21 too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 0 / 0 too few to rate 63.8% 14 / 21 too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 65.8% 7 / 11 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 0 / 0 too few to rate 39.3% 18 / 39 46.2% 39.3%
To the body 0 / 0 too few to rate 90.5% 5 / 7 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 53.5% 6 / 7 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Nasri L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Johnston L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 0 / 0 too few to rate 37.0% 4 / 14 too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 66.7% 8 / 13 too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 5 / 6 too few to rate 67.1% 42 / 63 66.7% 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 7 too few to rate 47.0% 45 / 81 55.6% 47.0%
To the body 1 / 1 too few to rate 87.9% 8 / 8 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 61.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 61.2%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.15
00.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
120.0% def · norm 66.7%
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
— per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
00.00/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
10.84/15 · norm 1.34

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnston has more cage time on record.

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