Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Anthony Johnson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Anthony Johnson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Distance 80.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 8.1%)
Anthony Johnson
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Head 58.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 26.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 8.4%)
Anthony Johnson
Head 79.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yoshida L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Johnson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 9 / 40 | 22.5% | 38.6% | 214 / 555 | 38.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 100 / 152 | 65.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 8 / 29 | 27.6% | 37.2% | 255 / 639 | 39.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 69 / 84 | 82.1% | 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 Yoshida L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Johnson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 58 | 36.2% | 39.0% | 112 / 408 | 27.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 68.9% | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 37 / 37 | 100.0% | 68.0% | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 58 / 102 | 56.9% | 35.6% | 133 / 409 | 32.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 28 / 60 | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Johnson has more cage time on record.