John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
John Dodson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Zach Makovsky
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
John Dodson
Distance 91.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 6.5%)
Zach Makovsky
Distance 82.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
John Dodson
Head 77.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zach Makovsky
Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dodson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Makovsky L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 631 / 1664 | 37.9% | 39.0% | 142 / 389 | 36.5% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 84 / 123 | 68.3% | 68.7% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 70.2% | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 1412 | 29.3% | 34.9% | 119 / 367 | 32.4% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 223 / 293 | 76.1% | 66.8% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 105 / 117 | 89.7% | 79.4% | 47 / 54 | 87.0% | 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 (Bantamweight: 117 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 Dodson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Makovsky L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 640 / 1907 | 33.6% | 39.3% | 131 / 463 | 28.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 178 / 235 | 75.7% | 70.4% | 66 / 107 | 61.7% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1568 | 30.0% | 34.9% | 143 / 496 | 28.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 197 / 361 | 54.6% | 66.0% | 62 / 91 | 68.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 160 / 225 | 71.1% | 79.1% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 80.3% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dodson has more cage time on record.