Let’s be honest: Every now and then it’s fun to get down into the nitty-gritty statistics and see if we can’t perform some MMAth. It helps us analyze future fights and make predictions based on previous history. Fans of all sports do it, so why can’t we? It can help us look for potential trends in a fighter as well. So, with thanks to Sherdog and FightMetric.com for the raw data, let’s examine one of the main card bouts of the upcoming UFC on FOX 8: Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga.
Stats for Suckas: Demetrious Johnson vs. John Moraga
Demetrious Johnson
|
Stats
|
John Moraga
|
| 26 |
Age |
29 |
| AMC Pankration |
Camp |
MMA Lab |
| 17-2-1 |
Record |
13-1 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
| 66″ |
Reach |
67″ |
|
|
|
| 3 (T)KO (18%) |
Win Percentage |
2 (T)KO (15%) |
| 6 Submissions (35%) |
|
6 Submissions (46%) |
| 8 Decisions (47%) |
|
5 Decisions (38%) |
| 2 Decisions (100%) |
Loss Percentage |
1 Decision (100%) |
|
|
|
| Feb. 10th, 2010, over |
Last (T)KO Victory |
Aug. 4th, 2012, over |
| Jesse Brock |
|
Ulysses Gomes |
| Nov. 11th, 2010, over |
Last Submission Victory |
Dec. 29th, 2012, over |
| Damacio Page |
|
Chris Cariaso |
| Jan. 26th, 2013, over |
Last Decision Victory |
July 7th, 2012, over |
| John Dodson |
|
Jose Carbajal |
| N/A |
Last (T)KO Loss |
N/A |
|
|
|
| N/A |
Last Submission Loss |
N/A |
|
|
|
| Oct. 1st, 2011, to |
Last Decision Loss |
Dec. 11th, 2010, to |
| Dominick Cruz |
|
John Dodson |
| RNC x3 (50%) |
Submission Victories |
Guillotine x3 (50%) |
| Armbar x1 (16.7%) |
by Method |
Armbar x2 (33.3%) |
| Kimura x1 (16.7%) |
|
Triangle x1 (16.7%) |
| Guillotine x1 (16.7%) |
|
|
| N/A |
Submission Losses |
N/A |
|
by Method |
|
| 7 |
Current Decision Streak |
0 |
| 3 years, 4 months |
Apr. Time since last finish |
7 months |
| 6 |
Decision Victories |
0 |
|
in the UFC |
|
| 3.39 |
Significant Strikes |
4.01 |
|
Landed Per Minute |
|
| 50% |
Striking Accuracy |
44% |
| 1.97 |
Significant Strikes |
3.68 |
|
Absorbed Per Minute |
|
| 66% |
Striking Defense |
67% |
| 3.21 |
Average Takedown |
2.01 |
|
Attempts per 15 Min. |
|
| 49% |
Takedown Accuracy |
100% |
| 61% |
Takedown Defense |
86% |
|
Percentage |
|
| 0.08 |
Average Submission |
1 |
|
Attempts Per 15 Min. |
|
| 100% |
Average Submission |
76% |
|
Completion Rate |
|
| 127, against John |
Most Significant Strikes |
34, against Ulysses |
| Dodson, Jan. 26th, 2013 |
Landed in a Fight |
Gomes, Aug. 4th, 2012 |
| 4 hrs, 11 min, 55 sec |
Total Cage Time |
1 hr, 58 min, 7 seconds |
Moraga’s stats, unfortunately, are a little skewed in that FightMetric only has two of his bouts on record. That said, he has shown savvy with the guillotine choke, and that right there gives him a weapon to use against a strong wrestler like Johnson. Still, when all is said and done, I expect Demetrious Johnson to talk out of Seattle with his UFC Flyweight Title around his waist.
