Misha Cirkunov vs. Johnny Walker

UFC 6-7-0 vs. 8-7-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-7-0
UFC record
8-7-0 (1 NC)
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 5 yrs
34
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'6"
77"
ReachΔ 5"
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
45.8
Layoff (months)Δ 41.9 mo
3.9
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLNC

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Misha Cirkunov is a submission threat — 1.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Misha Cirkunov hunts takedowns — 4.15 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Johnny Walker carries real power — 0.69 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Misha Cirkunov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Johnny Walker

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 97
Tier 3 — regional circuit 133

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2373.86/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
4013.70/min · norm 3.41
1883.06/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
3162.91/min · norm 3.35
51.9%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
52.9%norm 48.3%
57.8%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
48.9%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
50.69/15 · norm 0.40

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

Misha Cirkunov

Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)

Johnny Walker

Distance 80.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 10.4%)

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

Misha Cirkunov

Head 76.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)

Johnny Walker

Head 59.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 29.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cirkunov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Walker L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 135 / 326 41.4% 41.4% 280 / 609 46.0% 41.4%
In the clinch 52 / 74 70.3% 70.9% 28 / 35 80.0% 70.9%
On the ground 50 / 57 87.7% 72.3% 93 / 114 81.6% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 348 44.0% 38.9% 187 / 452 41.4% 38.9%
To the body 57 / 80 71.2% 71.9% 40 / 81 49.4% 71.9%
To the legs 27 / 29 93.1% 81.8% 174 / 225 77.3% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Cirkunov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Walker L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 113 / 340 33.2% 40.4% 237 / 511 46.4% 40.4%
In the clinch 28 / 39 71.8% 68.7% 24 / 36 66.7% 68.7%
On the ground 47 / 66 71.2% 70.4% 55 / 71 77.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 347 34.3% 37.5% 159 / 394 40.4% 37.5%
To the body 40 / 60 66.7% 72.3% 66 / 102 64.7% 72.3%
To the legs 29 / 38 76.3% 83.0% 91 / 122 74.6% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1739.5% acc · 4.15/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
240.0% acc · 0.28/15 · norm 0.87
1076.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
950.0% def · norm 66.7%
17:2628.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
8:157.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
8:252:03 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
19:372:42 per 15 · norm 2:48
71.71/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
30.42/15 · norm 0.27

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