Demetrious Johnson vs. Wilson Reis
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
Wilson Reis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 10 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 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%)
Wilson Reis
Distance 84.8% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 7.3%)
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%)
Wilson Reis
Head 81.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.0% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Reis L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 665 / 1509 | 44.1% | 40.0% | 182 / 778 | 23.4% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 359 / 468 | 76.7% | 70.4% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 149 / 177 | 84.2% | 69.7% | 52 / 83 | 62.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 533 / 1311 | 40.7% | 37.6% | 152 / 746 | 20.4% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 369 / 472 | 78.2% | 68.5% | 35 / 70 | 50.0% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 271 / 371 | 73.0% | 80.0% | 84 / 101 | 83.2% | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Reis L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 350 / 1431 | 24.5% | 40.1% | 305 / 804 | 37.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 200 / 292 | 68.5% | 68.8% | 41 / 69 | 59.4% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 32 / 49 | 65.3% | 71.1% | 106 / 151 | 70.2% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 1270 | 19.6% | 35.2% | 327 / 848 | 38.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 223 / 333 | 67.0% | 68.2% | 89 / 127 | 70.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 110 / 169 | 65.1% | 80.3% | 36 / 49 | 73.5% | 80.3% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.