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Vince Morales vs.
Miles Johns

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

3-9-0 Vince Morales · UFC
6-5-0 (1 NC) Miles Johns · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-9-0
UFC record
6-5-0 (1 NC)
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
35.7
AgeΔ 3.3 yrs
32.4
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.2
Layoff (months)Δ 5.7 mo
8.9
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Last 5 (newest first)
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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.

Vince Morales is a submission threat — 0.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Vince Morales rarely shoots — 0.74 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Miles Johns defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 57%, vs a 79% Bantamweight 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.

Vince Morales

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 610
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Miles Johns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

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 +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5423.36/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
5043.21/min · norm 3.52
6253.87/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
4552.90/min · norm 3.58
36.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
43.4%norm 43.4%
54.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
67.1%norm 56.6%
20.19/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · norm 0.30

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

Vince Morales

Distance 93.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.5%)

Miles Johns

Distance 95.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Vince Morales

Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Miles Johns

Head 87.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Morales L/AAccBantamweight med Johns L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 488 / 1387 35.2% 39.0% 475 / 1109 42.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 39 / 70 55.7% 68.7% 23 / 41 56.1% 68.7%
On the ground 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.2% 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 363 / 1202 30.2% 34.9% 387 / 1016 38.1% 34.9%
To the body 134 / 210 63.8% 66.8% 62 / 85 72.9% 66.8%
To the legs 45 / 65 69.2% 79.4% 55 / 61 90.2% 79.4%

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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Morales L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Johns L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 579 / 1311 44.2% 39.3% 390 / 1293 30.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 34 / 49 69.4% 70.4% 46 / 63 73.0% 70.4%
On the ground 12 / 15 too few to rate 72.4% 19 / 27 70.4% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 333 / 989 33.7% 34.9% 294 / 1090 27.0% 34.9%
To the body 121 / 172 70.3% 66.0% 93 / 173 53.8% 66.0%
To the legs 171 / 214 79.9% 79.1% 68 / 120 56.7% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

847.1% acc · 0.74/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1122.4% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.12
2964.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
3076.9% def · norm 66.7%
13:308.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
25:3916.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
23:142:09 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
24:222:19 per 15 · norm 2:24
50.46/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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