Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Timothy Johnson

UFC 5-6-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-6-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
44
AgeΔ 3 yrs
41
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
42.5
Layoff (months)Δ 59.6 mo
102.1
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Timothy Johnson owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.
Shamil Abdurakhimov's takedown defense leaks — 46% stopped, vs a 64% Heavyweight norm.
Timothy Johnson is wasteful with strikes at range — only 28% land, vs a 40% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 56
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Timothy Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 911
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2512.41/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2843.43/min · norm 3.36
3143.02/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2553.08/min · norm 3.19
44.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
45.3%norm 47.8%
55.5%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
44.4%norm 52.5%
20.29/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · norm 0.28

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Distance 78.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 9.3%)

Timothy Johnson

Distance 62.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 28.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 9.3%)

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

Shamil Abdurakhimov

Head 73.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.6%)

Timothy Johnson

Head 78.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Abdurakhimov L/AAccHeavyweight med Johnson L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 169 / 444 38.1% 40.1% 111 / 391 28.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 60 / 92 65.2% 70.6% 133 / 178 74.7% 70.6%
On the ground 22 / 31 71.0% 70.2% 40 / 58 69.0% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 419 35.6% 38.9% 182 / 489 37.2% 38.9%
To the body 47 / 74 63.5% 76.8% 49 / 72 68.1% 76.8%
To the legs 55 / 74 74.3% 87.8% 53 / 66 80.3% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · 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 Abdurakhimov L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 408 28.9% 40.7% 155 / 339 45.7% 40.7%
In the clinch 59 / 104 56.7% 70.6% 90 / 108 83.3% 70.6%
On the ground 137 / 193 71.0% 72.0% 10 / 12 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 601 39.4% 38.8% 162 / 350 46.3% 38.8%
To the body 44 / 65 67.7% 75.1% 67 / 81 82.7% 75.1%
To the legs 33 / 39 84.6% 84.4% 26 / 28 92.9% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
723.3% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
624.0% acc · 1.09/15 · norm 0.95
1045.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
969.2% def · norm 64.3%
12:1411.8% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
33:5240.9% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:192:38 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
9:401:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.14/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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