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Anthony Johnson

22-6-0
42y·6' 2"·78" reach·Orthodox
5:33
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.42
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
85%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
3.4
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 19 recorded bouts, 381 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 67%Body 15%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 18%Ground 26%
And how often each lands
Head40%
Body74%
Legs82%
Distance39%
Clinch72%
Ground66%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

13Wins11 KO · 2 DEC
6Losses1 KO · 5 SUB

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

8%
Reiner
30%
Clementi
2%
Speer
50%
Burns
71%
Burns
3%
Fioravanti
0%
Yoshida
7%
Koscheck
85%
Hardy
80%
Brenneman
45%
Belfort
2%
Davis
2%
Nogueira
24%
Gustafsson
6%
Cormier
61%
Manuwa
85%
Bader
8%
Teixeira
31%
Cormier

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R14.07100%19
R22.2756%9
R32.2856%5

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min3.25
Strikes absorbed / min1.83
Striking accuracyof everything thrown47%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed60%
Takedowns / 15 min2.43
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land57%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed77%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.6
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together5.08
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 19 bouts6.2m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

38.6%
Landed at range
555 thrown over 18 bouts
31.8%
Expected
against these opponents
+6.7pp
Gap
above expected
69.3%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LDaniel CormierApr 2017SUB R22:38 ctrl22 str1 td
Significant strikes
22 of 36 · 61%
Total strikes
22 of 36 · 61%
Takedowns
1 of 3 · 33%
Control
2:38
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 3:37
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 27%Body 36%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 45%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WGlover TeixeiraAug 2016KO R10:01 ctrl4 str0 td
Significant strikes
4 of 8 · 50%
Total strikes
4 of 8 · 50%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:13
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 0%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WRyan BaderJan 2016KO R11:13 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 13 · 85%
Total strikes
13 of 15 · 87%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:13
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:26
Punches to Head From Back Control
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 0%Clinch 0%Ground 100%
This fight on UFCStats
WJimi ManuwaSep 2015KO R23:21 ctrl25 str2 td
Significant strikes
25 of 42 · 60%
Total strikes
37 of 55 · 67%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
3:21
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 0:28
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 64%Body 12%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 52%Clinch 36%Ground 12%
This fight on UFCStats
LDaniel CormierMay 2015SUB R30:42 ctrl23 str1 td
Significant strikes
23 of 50 · 46%
Total strikes
28 of 56 · 50%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
0:42
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 2:39
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 78%Body 13%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 65%Clinch 30%Ground 4%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlexander GustafssonJan 2015KO R10:32 ctrl30 str0 td
Significant strikes
30 of 47 · 64%
Total strikes
38 of 56 · 68%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:32
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:15
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 97%Body 0%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 30%Clinch 13%Ground 57%
This fight on UFCStats
WRogerio NogueiraJul 2014KO R10:01 ctrl8 str0 td
Significant strikes
8 of 17 · 47%
Total strikes
8 of 17 · 47%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:44
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WPhil DavisApr 2014U-DEC0:15 ctrl45 str0 td
Significant strikes
45 of 132 · 34%
Total strikes
47 of 134 · 35%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:15
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 13%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 87%Clinch 7%Ground 7%
This fight on UFCStats
LVitor BelfortJan 2012SUB R12:11 ctrl4 str2 td
Significant strikes
4 of 16 · 25%
Total strikes
14 of 28 · 50%
Takedowns
2 of 8 · 25%
Control
2:11
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:49
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 75%Body 25%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 75%Clinch 0%Ground 25%
This fight on UFCStats
WCharlie BrennemanOct 2011KO R12:15 ctrl16 str0 td
Significant strikes
16 of 20 · 80%
Total strikes
38 of 43 · 88%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
2:15
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:49
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 63%Body 25%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 19%Clinch 0%Ground 81%
This fight on UFCStats
WDan HardyMar 2011U-DEC12:45 ctrl20 str4 td
Significant strikes
20 of 36 · 56%
Total strikes
107 of 135 · 79%
Takedowns
4 of 5 · 80%
Control
12:45
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 85%Body 0%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 15%Clinch 20%Ground 65%
This fight on UFCStats
LJosh KoscheckNov 2009SUB R20:42 ctrl16 str0 td
Significant strikes
16 of 72 · 22%
Total strikes
17 of 74 · 23%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 4:47
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 56%Body 0%Legs 44%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 0%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WYoshiyuki YoshidaOct 2009KO R10:00 ctrl10 str0 td
Significant strikes
10 of 20 · 50%
Total strikes
10 of 20 · 50%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:41
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 90%Body 10%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 50%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WLuigi FioravantiFeb 2009KO R10:09 ctrl21 str0 td
Significant strikes
21 of 47 · 45%
Total strikes
32 of 62 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 4:39
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 48%Body 10%Legs 43%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 19%Ground 24%
This fight on UFCStats
WKevin BurnsDec 2008KO R37:27 ctrl35 str3 td
Significant strikes
35 of 64 · 55%
Total strikes
109 of 148 · 74%
Takedowns
3 of 3 · 100%
Control
7:27
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 0:28
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 43%Body 26%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 66%Clinch 0%Ground 34%
This fight on UFCStats
LKevin BurnsJul 2008KO R36:47 ctrl51 str5 td
Significant strikes
51 of 98 · 52%
Total strikes
106 of 157 · 68%
Takedowns
5 of 6 · 83%
Control
6:47
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 3:35
to Eye Injury
Target
Head 53%Body 29%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 65%Clinch 25%Ground 10%
This fight on UFCStats
WTommy SpeerApr 2008KO R10:01 ctrl15 str0 td
Significant strikes
15 of 25 · 60%
Total strikes
15 of 25 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:51
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 93%Body 0%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 60%Clinch 27%Ground 13%
This fight on UFCStats
LRich ClementiSep 2007SUB R22:24 ctrl22 str1 td
Significant strikes
22 of 50 · 44%
Total strikes
25 of 54 · 46%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:24
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R2 3:05
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 68%Body 23%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 32%Clinch 18%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
WChad ReinerJun 2007KO R10:01 ctrl3 str0 td
Significant strikes
3 of 7 · 43%
Total strikes
3 of 7 · 43%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:01
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:13
Punches to Head At Distance
Target
Head 100%Body 0%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.