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Clay Guida vs Michael Johnson

Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Michael Johnson is 25-20-0. Clay Guida is 4 years older than Michael Johnson. Michael Johnson has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Clay Guida. Michael Johnson is 3" · 8 cm taller than Clay Guida. They have met once: Clay Guida 1, Michael Johnson 0.

Clay Guida
United States
Clay Guida
“The Carpenter” · 38-22-0
SUBUDUD
LightweightMet once
Michael Johnson
United States
Michael Johnson
“The Menace” · 25-20-0
TKOUDTKO
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Style & credentials

Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
  • 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
  • —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
  • —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
  • —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US
Michael Johnson
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing
  • —Purple belt · BJJGilbert Burns
  • 2009XCF ChampionXtreme Cage Fighting
  • 2008MFL ChampionMidwest Fight League
  • —XCF amateur title (155 lb)Xtreme Cage Fighting
Camp · Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA / Hard Knocks 365 / Combat Club) · Deerfield Beach, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%
Head
53%
16%
Body
32%
24%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Clay Guidalast 5 fights
65%25%10%
Michael Johnsonlast 8 fights
82%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Clay Guida· from fights outside the UFC Michael Johnson· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.734.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.183.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.760.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%39%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.73
Strikes landed / min
4.27
3.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.78
2.76 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.57 / 1.5
34%
Takedown accuracy
39%
69%
Takedown defence
81%
4:14
Control time / fight
0:54
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Michael Johnson31 UFC fights · 1477 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%678/2447
29%430/790
15%219/290
Clinch
3%46/88
2%23/28
1%20/20
Ground
4%58/95
0%3/3
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Clay GuidaMichael Johnson

Frequently asked questions

Have Clay Guida and Michael Johnson ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov (Sat, Feb 6, 2021), where Clay Guida won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Clay Guida and Michael Johnson?

Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Michael Johnson is 25-20-0.

Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Michael Johnson?

Michael Johnson has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Clay Guida, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Clay Guida or Michael Johnson?

Michael Johnson is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Clay Guida stands 5'7" · 170 cm.

Who is older, Clay Guida or Michael Johnson?

Clay Guida is 44 and Michael Johnson is 40.

Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Michael Johnson?

Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Michael Johnson has 12 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).