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Wes Schultz vs. Ben Johnston

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
30
Age
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6'2"
Height
—
77"
Reach
—
Orthodox
Stance
—
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
5.6
LWL
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Wes Schultz is a submission threat — 4.85 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Ben Johnston owns the mat — in control 78% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Wes Schultz carries real power — 0.81 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Wes Schultz

Full career not yet synced for Wes Schultz — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Ben Johnston

Full career not yet synced for Ben Johnston — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

392.10/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
121.01/min · norm 3.23
653.50/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
121.01/min · norm 3.20
53.4%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
75.0%norm 47.4%
44.4%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
29.4%norm 53.8%
10.81/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Wes Schultz

Distance 82.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)

Ben Johnston

Distance 18.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 68.8% (norm 10.0%)

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

Wes Schultz

Head 60.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 35.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)

Ben Johnston

Head 93.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schultz L/AAccMiddleweight med Johnston L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 29 / 60 48.3% 40.5% 0 / 3 too few to rate 40.5%
In the clinch 10 / 13 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.4% 10 / 11 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 17 / 44 38.6% 38.8% 11 / 15 too few to rate 38.8%
To the body 20 / 26 76.9% 71.6% 1 / 1 too few to rate 71.6%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 83.3% 0 / 0 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Schultz L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Johnston L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 42 / 88 47.7% 39.5% 6 / 11 too few to rate 39.5%
In the clinch 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.4% 6 / 6 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 19 / 23 too few to rate 69.0% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 52 / 100 52.0% 37.9% 6 / 11 too few to rate 37.9%
To the body 9 / 13 too few to rate 71.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 82.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
110.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 2.54/15 · norm 1.35
00.0% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
3100.0% def · norm 63.3%
3:1017.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
9:1678.3% of cage time · norm 19.4%
10:198:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
1:372:02 per 15 · norm 3:00
64.85/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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