Zhang Lipeng vs. Kajan Johnson

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 6 yrs
42
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 4"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
134.8
Layoff (months)Δ 40.1 mo
94.7
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Zhang Lipeng is a submission threat — 0.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Kajan Johnson is hard to hit — absorbs 1.59 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 Lightweight norm.
Zhang Lipeng owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Zhang Lipeng

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 289

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 50 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Kajan Johnson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 1910

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

771.28/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2162.47/min · norm 3.42
1131.88/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1391.59/min · norm 3.37
48.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
42.9%norm 43.5%
53.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
64.4%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.34/15 · norm 0.25

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

Zhang Lipeng

Distance 63.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 25.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)

Kajan Johnson

Distance 82.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Zhang Lipeng

Head 57.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.9% (norm 7.9%)

Kajan Johnson

Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lipeng L/AAccLightweight med Johnson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 101 37.6% 37.9% 155 / 416 37.3% 37.9%
In the clinch 32 / 41 78.0% 67.3% 16 / 22 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 7 / 16 too few to rate 69.1% 45 / 65 69.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 90 26.7% 35.0% 111 / 352 31.5% 35.0%
To the body 17 / 27 63.0% 69.1% 47 / 76 61.8% 69.1%
To the legs 36 / 41 87.8% 81.9% 58 / 75 77.3% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Lipeng L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Johnson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 146 32.9% 38.9% 99 / 321 30.8% 38.9%
In the clinch 43 / 56 76.8% 68.6% 9 / 19 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 22 / 43 51.2% 68.0% 31 / 50 62.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 49 / 147 33.3% 35.1% 101 / 327 30.9% 35.1%
To the body 16 / 34 47.1% 68.1% 11 / 28 39.3% 68.1%
To the legs 48 / 64 75.0% 81.5% 27 / 35 77.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
730.4% acc · 1.75/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
937.5% acc · 1.54/15 · norm 1.38
1669.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1562.5% def · norm 64.0%
17:5029.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
13:2815.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
25:516:27 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
14:192:27 per 15 · norm 2:46
30.75/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.17/15 · norm 0.49

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