Mark Coleman vs. Brian Johnston

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Open Weight
Division (benchmark)
Open Weight
61
Age
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
198
Layoff (months)Δ 150.4 mo
348.4
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mark Coleman hunts takedowns — 4.18 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.15 Open Weight norm.
Mark Coleman owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 22% Open Weight norm.
Brian Johnston absorbs 3.03 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 1.68 Open Weight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mark Coleman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 3 — regional circuit 75

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Brian Johnston

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 32

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2432.71/min · norm 1.46
Sig. strikes landed
291.63/min · norm 1.46
2342.61/min · norm 1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed
543.03/min · norm 1.68
55.5%norm 45.8%
Striking accuracy
54.7%norm 45.8%
39.7%norm 49.0%
Striking defense
40.0%norm 49.0%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Mark Coleman

Distance 31.5% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 57.3% (norm 28.7%)

Brian Johnston

Distance 39.6% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 39.6% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 28.7%)

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

Mark Coleman

Head 94.1% (norm 81.2%) · Body 4.3% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 5.2%)

Brian Johnston

Head 73.6% (norm 81.2%) · Body 13.2% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 5.2%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Coleman L/AAccOpen Weight med Johnston L/AAccOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 47 / 138 34.1% 27.8% 8 / 21 too few to rate 27.8%
In the clinch 37 / 49 75.5% 63.8% 14 / 21 too few to rate 63.8%
On the ground 159 / 251 63.3% 65.8% 7 / 11 too few to rate 65.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 220 / 412 53.4% 39.3% 18 / 39 46.2% 39.3%
To the body 17 / 19 too few to rate 90.5% 5 / 7 too few to rate 90.5%
To the legs 6 / 7 too few to rate 53.5% 6 / 7 too few to rate 53.5%

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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Coleman L/AOpp accOpen Weight med vs Johnston L/AOpp accOpen Weight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 252 52.4% 37.0% 4 / 14 too few to rate 37.0%
In the clinch 47 / 66 71.2% 66.7% 8 / 13 too few to rate 66.7%
On the ground 55 / 70 78.6% 67.1% 42 / 63 66.7% 67.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 158 / 302 52.3% 47.0% 45 / 81 55.6% 47.0%
To the body 28 / 34 82.4% 87.9% 8 / 8 too few to rate 87.9%
To the legs 48 / 52 92.3% 61.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 61.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2550.0% acc · 4.18/15 · norm 1.15
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.15
675.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
120.0% def · norm 66.7%
16:0044.8% of cage time · norm 21.95%
Control time
— of cage time · norm 21.95%
9:481:38 per 15 · norm 0:39
Time under control
— per 15 · norm 0:39
81.34/15 · norm 1.34
Submission attempts
10.84/15 · norm 1.34

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