Charles Johnson vs. Alex Perez

UFC 8-7-0 vs. 8-6-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0
UFC record
8-6-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35
AgeΔ 1 yrs
34
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
70"
ReachΔ 5"
65"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
1.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0.9 mo
2.3
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
NCWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Alex Perez carries real power — 0.85 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson rarely shoots — 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Charles Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Alex Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8684.54/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
4454.21/min · norm 3.49
7423.88/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
3423.23/min · norm 3.24
49.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
45.5%norm 44.6%
55.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
59.1%norm 56.4%
40.31/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
60.85/15 · norm 0.18

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

Charles Johnson

Distance 86.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 7.3%)

Alex Perez

Distance 83.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 7.3%)

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

Charles Johnson

Head 65.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)

Alex Perez

Head 72.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.6% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Johnson L/AAccFlyweight med Perez L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 706 / 1509 46.8% 40.0% 324 / 811 40.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 123 / 175 70.3% 70.4% 59 / 87 67.8% 70.4%
On the ground 39 / 59 66.1% 69.7% 62 / 79 78.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 432 / 1135 38.1% 37.6% 261 / 708 36.9% 37.6%
To the body 255 / 374 68.2% 68.5% 80 / 126 63.5% 68.5%
To the legs 181 / 234 77.4% 80.0% 104 / 143 72.7% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Johnson L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 662 / 1540 43.0% 40.1% 269 / 737 36.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 56 / 87 64.4% 68.8% 22 / 31 71.0% 68.8%
On the ground 24 / 34 70.6% 71.1% 51 / 68 75.0% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 403 / 1190 33.9% 35.2% 240 / 689 34.8% 35.2%
To the body 174 / 267 65.2% 68.2% 64 / 93 68.8% 68.2%
To the legs 165 / 204 80.9% 80.3% 38 / 54 70.4% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
616.7% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1545.5% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.30
8466.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2773.0% def · norm 62.5%
11:466.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
28:2226.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
54:534:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
10:571:33 per 15 · norm 2:44
50.39/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.71/15 · norm 0.58

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