Brian Johnston vs. Don Frye
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brian Johnston
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Don Frye
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.2 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brian Johnston
Distance 39.6% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 39.6% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 28.7%)
Don Frye
Distance 27.2% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 29.3% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 43.5% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brian Johnston
Head 73.6% (norm 81.2%) · Body 13.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 5.2%)
Don Frye
Head 69.6% (norm 81.2%) · Body 28.8% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnston L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Frye L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 27.8% | 14 / 52 | 26.9% | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 76 / 83 | 91.6% | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 39 | 46.2% | 39.3% | 73 / 133 | 54.9% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 51 / 55 | 92.7% | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Johnston L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Frye L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 4 / 14 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 17 / 46 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 31 / 53 | 58.5% | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 67.1% | 31 / 56 | 55.4% | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 81 | 55.6% | 47.0% | 63 / 134 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| To the body | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 61.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Frye has more cage time on record.