Charles Johnson vs. Muhammad Mokaev

UFC 8-7-0 vs. 7-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-7-0
UFC record
7-0-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35
AgeΔ 9 yrs
26
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
70"
ReachΔ 0"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
1.4
Layoff (months)Δ 23 mo
24.4
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Muhammad Mokaev hunts takedowns — 5.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev owns the mat — in control 52% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 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

Muhammad Mokaev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 70
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8684.54/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1421.61/min · norm 3.49
7423.88/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1191.35/min · norm 3.24
49.8%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
45.4%norm 44.6%
55.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.5%norm 56.4%
40.31/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.17/15 · 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%)

Muhammad Mokaev

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.1% (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%)

Muhammad Mokaev

Head 64.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.4% (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 Mokaev L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 706 / 1509 46.8% 40.0% 101 / 261 38.7% 40.0%
In the clinch 123 / 175 70.3% 70.4% 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 39 / 59 66.1% 69.7% 34 / 44 77.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 432 / 1135 38.1% 37.6% 76 / 202 37.6% 37.6%
To the body 255 / 374 68.2% 68.5% 45 / 69 65.2% 68.5%
To the legs 181 / 234 77.4% 80.0% 21 / 42 50.0% 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 Mokaev L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 662 / 1540 43.0% 40.1% 75 / 233 32.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 56 / 87 64.4% 68.8% 18 / 19 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 24 / 34 70.6% 71.1% 26 / 28 92.9% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 403 / 1190 33.9% 35.2% 76 / 207 36.7% 35.2%
To the body 174 / 267 65.2% 68.2% 28 / 38 73.7% 68.2%
To the legs 165 / 204 80.9% 80.3% 15 / 35 42.9% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
616.7% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
3141.3% acc · 5.29/15 · norm 1.30
8466.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 62.5%
11:466.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
45:3251.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
54:534:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
10:171:45 per 15 · norm 2:44
50.39/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.85/15 · 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.