Cody Brundage vs. Donte Johnson

UFC 6-8-1 (1 NC) vs. 2-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
2-0-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32
AgeΔ 5 yrs
27
6'0"
HeightΔ 4"
5'8"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
2.8
Layoff (months)Δ 2.3 mo
5.1
WLLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
WW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Donte Johnson owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Cody Brundage carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Donte Johnson is a submission threat — 0.70 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cody Brundage

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 69
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Donte Johnson

Full career not yet synced for Donte Johnson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2942.39/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
552.57/min · norm 3.25
3542.88/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
361.68/min · norm 3.20
49.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
44.4%norm 47.4%
51.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
63.6%norm 53.8%
40.49/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Cody Brundage

Distance 77.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.3%)

Donte Johnson

Distance 82.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 10.3%)

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

Cody Brundage

Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Donte Johnson

Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brundage L/AAccMiddleweight med Johnson L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 197 / 457 43.1% 40.5% 38 / 102 37.3% 40.5%
In the clinch 28 / 44 63.6% 70.3% 6 / 7 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 69 / 89 77.5% 69.1% 11 / 15 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 501 45.3% 38.9% 44 / 109 40.4% 38.9%
To the body 25 / 39 64.1% 71.7% 4 / 8 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 42 / 50 84.0% 83.3% 7 / 7 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Brundage L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 428 37.9% 39.5% 34 / 94 36.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 55 / 87 63.2% 70.9% 2 / 3 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 137 / 219 62.6% 69.0% 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 278 / 616 45.1% 37.9% 19 / 80 23.8% 37.9%
To the body 39 / 74 52.7% 71.3% 6 / 8 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 37 / 44 84.1% 82.1% 11 / 11 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1442.4% acc · 1.71/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 2.10/15 · norm 1.42
2266.7% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
975.0% def · norm 63.1%
22:0718.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
6:3630.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
50:446:11 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
6:254:29 per 15 · norm 3:00
40.49/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.70/15 · norm 0.47

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