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Rustam Khabilov vs.
Kajan Johnson

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

10-3-0 Rustam Khabilov · UFC
4-3-0 Kajan Johnson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

10-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
80.9
Layoff (months)Δ 13.8 mo
94.7
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Rustam Khabilov hunts takedowns — 3.95 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Kajan Johnson is hard to hit — absorbs 1.59 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 Lightweight norm.
Kajan Johnson defends body shots well — opponents land just 39%, vs a 68% Lightweight norm.
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.

Rustam Khabilov

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

In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Kajan Johnson

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

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3391.98/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2162.47/min · norm 3.42
3692.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1391.59/min · norm 3.37
34.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.9%norm 43.5%
65.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.4%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.34/15 · norm 0.25

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

Rustam Khabilov

Distance 82.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Kajan Johnson

Distance 82.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Rustam Khabilov

Head 84.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Kajan Johnson

Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Khabilov L/AAccLightweight med Johnson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 223 / 815 27.4% 37.9% 155 / 416 37.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 55 54.5% 67.3% 16 / 22 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 118 72.9% 69.1% 45 / 65 69.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 832 30.3% 35.0% 111 / 352 31.5% 35.0%
To the body 49 / 95 51.6% 69.1% 47 / 76 61.8% 69.1%
To the legs 38 / 61 62.3% 81.9% 58 / 75 77.3% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Khabilov L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 314 / 982 32.0% 38.9% 99 / 321 30.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 45 / 72 62.5% 68.6% 9 / 19 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 31 / 50 62.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 165 / 775 21.3% 35.1% 101 / 327 30.9% 35.1%
To the body 87 / 153 56.9% 68.1% 11 / 28 39.3% 68.1%
To the legs 117 / 149 78.5% 81.5% 27 / 35 77.1% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

4541.7% acc · 3.95/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
937.5% acc · 1.54/15 · norm 1.38
1161.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1562.5% def · norm 64.0%
45:3226.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
13:2815.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
11:421:01 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
14:192:27 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.09/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.49

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

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