Johnny Rees vs. Steve Bruno
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Johnny Rees
Full career not yet synced for Johnny Rees — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Steve Bruno
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Johnny Rees
Distance 26.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 52.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.9% (norm 8.1%)
Steve Bruno
Distance 73.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 22.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Johnny Rees
Head 59.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 28.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)
Steve Bruno
Head 60.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 31.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rees L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bruno L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 6 / 18 | too few to rate | 38.6% | 25 / 52 | 48.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 67.8% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 40 | 52.5% | 37.2% | 18 / 43 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Rees L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bruno L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 39.0% | 27 / 71 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 54 / 66 | 81.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 35.6% | 61 / 117 | 52.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 56 / 71 | 78.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bruno has more cage time on record.