Demetrious Johnson vs. Dominick Cruz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Demetrious Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Dominick Cruz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Demetrious Johnson
Distance 70.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 7.3%)
Dominick Cruz
Distance 94.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Demetrious Johnson
Head 60.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 9.3%)
Dominick Cruz
Head 82.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Johnson L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Cruz L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 665 / 1509 | 44.1% | 40.0% | 693 / 1940 | 35.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 359 / 468 | 76.7% | 70.4% | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 149 / 177 | 84.2% | 69.7% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 533 / 1311 | 40.7% | 37.6% | 518 / 1686 | 30.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 369 / 472 | 78.2% | 68.5% | 141 / 226 | 62.4% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 271 / 371 | 73.0% | 80.0% | 121 / 141 | 85.8% | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Cruz L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 350 / 1431 | 24.5% | 40.1% | 519 / 1613 | 32.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 200 / 292 | 68.5% | 68.8% | 54 / 88 | 61.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 32 / 49 | 65.3% | 71.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 1270 | 19.6% | 35.2% | 343 / 1365 | 25.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 223 / 333 | 67.0% | 68.2% | 114 / 194 | 58.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 110 / 169 | 65.1% | 80.3% | 131 / 162 | 80.9% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.