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Demetrious Johnson

27-3-1
40y·5' 3"·66" reach·Orthodox
4:35
Control / 15m
time on top
+1.77
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
47%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.3
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 18 recorded bouts, 1173 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 45%Body 31%Legs 23%
Position
Distance 57%Clinch 31%Ground 13%
And how often each lands
Head41%
Body78%
Legs73%
Distance44%
Clinch77%
Ground84%

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.

17Wins2 KO · 6 SUB · 9 DEC
3Losses3 DEC

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.

25%
Yamamoto
58%
Torres
12%
Cruz
5%
McCall
14%
McCall
9%
Benavidez
23%
Dodson
57%
Moraga
2%
Benavidez
6%
Bagautinov
63%
Cariaso
55%
Horiguchi
20%
Dodson
10%
Cejudo
66%
Elliott
16%
Reis
76%
Borg
2%
Cejudo

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
R13.27100%18
R23.90119%16
R33.57109%15
R43.1897%10
R53.55109%10

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

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min3.43
Strikes absorbed / min1.66
Striking accuracyof everything thrown54%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed67%
Takedowns / 15 min3.35
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land56%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed65%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.5
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together5.09
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 18 bouts18.6m

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.

43.4%
Landed at range
1,376 thrown over 17 bouts
32.1%
Expected
against these opponents
+11.3pp
Gap
above expected
75.8%
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

LHenry CejudoAug 2018S-DEC0:36 ctrl81 str1 td
Significant strikes
81 of 134 · 60%
Total strikes
121 of 174 · 70%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
0:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 28%Body 23%Legs 48%
Position
Distance 90%Clinch 9%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WRay BorgOct 2017SUB R517:47 ctrl64 str8 td
Significant strikes
64 of 81 · 79%
Total strikes
172 of 212 · 81%
Takedowns
8 of 8 · 100%
Control
17:47
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R5 3:15
Armbar On Ground
Target
Head 38%Body 53%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 25%Clinch 16%Ground 59%
This fight on UFCStats
WWilson ReisApr 2017SUB R32:18 ctrl108 str1 td
Significant strikes
108 of 186 · 58%
Total strikes
135 of 216 · 63%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:18
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 4:49
Armbar From Mount
Target
Head 75%Body 15%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 7%Ground 26%
This fight on UFCStats
WTim ElliottDec 2016U-DEC16:36 ctrl28 str5 td
Significant strikes
28 of 58 · 48%
Total strikes
86 of 116 · 74%
Takedowns
5 of 7 · 71%
Control
16:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 57%Body 14%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 54%Clinch 14%Ground 32%
This fight on UFCStats
WHenry CejudoApr 2016KO R10:17 ctrl21 str0 td
Significant strikes
21 of 33 · 64%
Total strikes
35 of 47 · 74%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:17
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:49
Knees to Body In Clinch
Target
Head 48%Body 43%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 29%Clinch 71%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohn DodsonSep 2015U-DEC4:59 ctrl88 str4 td
Significant strikes
88 of 171 · 51%
Total strikes
163 of 252 · 65%
Takedowns
4 of 13 · 31%
Control
4:59
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 65%Body 26%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 27%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WKyoji HoriguchiApr 2015SUB R513:43 ctrl66 str14 td
Significant strikes
66 of 121 · 55%
Total strikes
149 of 208 · 72%
Takedowns
14 of 22 · 64%
Control
13:43
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R5 4:59
Armbar From Mount
Target
Head 32%Body 47%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 59%Clinch 24%Ground 17%
This fight on UFCStats
WChris CariasoSep 2014SUB R24:42 ctrl27 str1 td
Significant strikes
27 of 43 · 63%
Total strikes
47 of 66 · 71%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
4:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 2:29
Kimura From Side Control
Target
Head 44%Body 48%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 26%Clinch 37%Ground 37%
This fight on UFCStats
WAli BagautinovJun 2014U-DEC1:25 ctrl133 str0 td
Significant strikes
133 of 215 · 62%
Total strikes
164 of 248 · 66%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
1:25
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 38%Body 31%Legs 31%
Position
Distance 44%Clinch 55%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WJoseph BenavidezDec 2013KO R10:02 ctrl7 str0 td
Significant strikes
7 of 14 · 50%
Total strikes
9 of 16 · 56%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:08
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 71%Body 0%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 43%Clinch 0%Ground 57%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohn MoragaJul 2013SUB R513:35 ctrl67 str12 td
Significant strikes
67 of 95 · 71%
Total strikes
112 of 150 · 75%
Takedowns
12 of 12 · 100%
Control
13:35
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R5 3:43
Armbar From Side Control
Target
Head 30%Body 34%Legs 36%
Position
Distance 37%Clinch 15%Ground 48%
This fight on UFCStats
WJohn DodsonJan 2013U-DEC5:45 ctrl127 str5 td
Significant strikes
127 of 247 · 51%
Total strikes
181 of 303 · 60%
Takedowns
5 of 15 · 33%
Control
5:45
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 55%Body 23%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 40%Clinch 57%Ground 2%
This fight on UFCStats
WJoseph BenavidezSep 2012S-DEC2:20 ctrl77 str5 td
Significant strikes
77 of 156 · 49%
Total strikes
96 of 177 · 54%
Takedowns
5 of 10 · 50%
Control
2:20
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 38%Body 43%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 58%Clinch 30%Ground 12%
This fight on UFCStats
WIan McCallJun 2012U-DEC2:03 ctrl90 str2 td
Significant strikes
90 of 153 · 59%
Total strikes
105 of 169 · 62%
Takedowns
2 of 8 · 25%
Control
2:03
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 26%Body 46%Legs 29%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 50%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
DIan McCallMar 2012M-DEC0:46 ctrl75 str0 td
Significant strikes
75 of 145 · 52%
Total strikes
103 of 175 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
0:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Majority decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 59%Body 15%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 91%Clinch 9%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDominick CruzOct 2011U-DEC2:55 ctrl63 str1 td
Significant strikes
63 of 177 · 36%
Total strikes
145 of 273 · 53%
Takedowns
1 of 6 · 17%
Control
2:55
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 44%Body 38%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 71%Clinch 29%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMiguel TorresMay 2011U-DEC8:42 ctrl13 str5 td
Significant strikes
13 of 23 · 57%
Total strikes
63 of 92 · 68%
Takedowns
5 of 5 · 100%
Control
8:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 15%Body 46%Legs 38%
Position
Distance 69%Clinch 31%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WNorifumi YamamotoFeb 2011U-DEC3:45 ctrl38 str10 td
Significant strikes
38 of 102 · 37%
Total strikes
70 of 134 · 52%
Takedowns
10 of 15 · 67%
Control
3:45
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 45%Body 32%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 61%Clinch 32%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats

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