Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Charles Johnson

UFC 1-6-0 vs. 8-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-6-0
UFC record
8-7-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
37
AgeΔ 2 yrs
35
5'4"
HeightΔ 5"
5'9"
66"
ReachΔ 4"
70"
Switch
Stance
Switch
37.5
Layoff (months)Δ 36.1 mo
1.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Zhalgas Zhumagulov absorbs 5.86 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Charles Johnson carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Charles Johnson rarely shoots — 0.47 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 16
Tier 3 — regional circuit 153

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.44 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Charles Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4255.24/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
8684.54/min · norm 3.49
4755.86/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
7423.88/min · norm 3.24
43.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 44.6%
52.2%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
55.3%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
40.31/15 · norm 0.18

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

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Distance 96.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 7.3%)

Charles Johnson

Distance 86.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Head 62.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.5% (norm 9.3%)

Charles Johnson

Head 65.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 21.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zhumagulov L/AAccFlyweight med Johnson L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 404 / 954 42.3% 40.0% 706 / 1509 46.8% 40.0%
In the clinch 19 / 28 67.9% 70.4% 123 / 175 70.3% 70.4%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 69.7% 39 / 59 66.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 155 / 615 25.2% 37.6% 432 / 1135 38.1% 37.6%
To the body 137 / 219 62.6% 68.5% 255 / 374 68.2% 68.5%
To the legs 133 / 153 86.9% 80.0% 181 / 234 77.4% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Zhumagulov L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 435 / 941 46.2% 40.1% 662 / 1540 43.0% 40.1%
In the clinch 36 / 47 76.6% 68.8% 56 / 87 64.4% 68.8%
On the ground 4 / 5 too few to rate 71.1% 24 / 34 70.6% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 280 / 736 38.0% 35.2% 403 / 1190 33.9% 35.2%
To the body 125 / 174 71.8% 68.2% 174 / 267 65.2% 68.2%
To the legs 70 / 83 84.3% 80.3% 165 / 204 80.9% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
719.4% acc · 1.30/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
616.7% acc · 0.47/15 · norm 1.30
675.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
8466.7% def · norm 62.5%
8:5311.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
11:466.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
5:361:02 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
54:534:18 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.19/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
50.39/15 · norm 0.58

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