Darrell Montague vs John Dodson

Darrell Montague is 13-5-0; John Dodson is 24-15-0. John Dodson is 3 years older than Darrell Montague. Darrell Montague has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over John Dodson. Darrell Montague is 3" · 8 cm taller than John Dodson. They have met once: Darrell Montague 0, John Dodson 1.

Darrell Montague

“Mongoose” · 13-5-0

FlyweightMet once

John Dodson

“THE MAGICIAN” · 24-15-0

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Style & credentials

Darrell Montague

No background on record

Camp · Millennia MMA

John Dodson

Folkstyle WrestlingOther

—Black belt · OtherGreg Jackson (Gaidojutsu / Jackson's MMA)
2024BKFC World Flyweight Championship (1st defense, retained)BKFC
2023BKFC World Flyweight Championship (inaugural)BKFC
2011Champion · The Ultimate FighterBantamweight

Camp · Jackson Wink MMA Academy · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%

Head

58%

18%

Body

31%

25%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Darrell Montaguelast 3 fights

98%

John Dodsonlast 26 fights

77%20%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Darrell Montague John Dodson· incl. 9 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.923.05

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.383.35

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.720.65

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

25%31%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

33%82%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.400.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Darrell Montague · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersJohn Dodson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.92

Strikes landed / min

3.05

5.38

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.35

0.72 / 2.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.65 / 2.1

25%

Takedown accuracy

31%

33%

Takedown defence

82%

0:19

Control time / fight

0:56

1.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.10

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

Darrell Montague2 UFC fights · 36 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

61%22/108

14%5/17

22%8/12

Clinch

3%1/2

0%0/2

0%0/0

Ground

0%0/1

0%0/0

John Dodson22 UFC fights · 954 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

45%426/1487

22%211/280

11%104/116

Clinch

8%80/121

11%105/114

0%1/1

Ground

3%24/32

0%3/3

0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Darrell Montague14 of 18 ended early · 78%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

John Dodson13 of 39 ended early · 33%26 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Darrell Montague2-3

L
Willie Gates
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs Blackzilians· Jul 12, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:36 · Flyweight
L
Kyoji Horiguchi
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
John Dodson
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III· Oct 19, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Flyweight
W
Jesse Miramontes
Submission Promotions· May 18, 2013
Submission
W
Mamoru Yamaguchi
VTJ 1st· Dec 24, 2012
Split Decision · Flyweight

Full record · 18 fights

W
Taylor McCorriston
Tachi PF 13· May 10, 2012
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Flyweight
W
Kenny McClairn
Gladiator Challenge· Apr 29, 2012
Submission · R2 · 2:41
L
Ian McCall
Tachi PF 10· Aug 5, 2011
Submission · R3 · 2:15 · Flyweight
W
Ulysses Gomez
Tachi PF 8: All or Nothing· Feb 18, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Luis Gonzalez
Tachi PF 6: High Stakes· Sep 9, 2010
TKO · R1 · 4:42 · Flyweight
W
Jeremy Bolt
Tachi Palace Fights· May 5, 2010
TKO
W
Chino Nicolas
Gladiator Challenge· Feb 21, 2010
Unanimous Decision
W
Joey Bedolla
Long Beach Fight Night· Oct 18, 2009
Submission
W
Maurice Eazel
Long Beach Fight Night 4· Apr 19, 2009
TKO · R3 · 0:36
L
Robert Peralta
Gladiator Challenge· Feb 4, 2009
TKO
W
Scott Brommage
Long Beach Fight Night· Jan 4, 2009
Submission
W
Ernie Davila
California Regional· Sep 20, 2008
Submission
W
Dillion Croushorn
Gladiator Challenge· Jun 20, 2008
TKO

John Dodson3-2

L
Takaki Soya
RIZIN: Otoko Matsuri· May 4, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Hiromasa Ougikubo
RIZIN 45· Dec 31, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Tatsuki Saomoto
RIZIN 42· May 6, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Hideo Tokoro
RIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs RIZIN· Dec 31, 2022
Knockout · R1 · 1:43 · Flyweight
W
Francisco Rivera
XMMA 4: Bl4ck Magic· Apr 2, 2022
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight

Full record · 39 fights

L
Cody Gibson
XMMA 3: Vice City· Oct 23, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Merab Dvalishvili
UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier· Aug 15, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Nathaniel Wood
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz· Feb 15, 2020
TKO · R3 · 0:16 · Bantamweight
L
Petr Yan
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos· Feb 23, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Jimmie Rivera
UFC 228: Woodley vs Till· Sep 8, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Pedro Munhoz
UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya· Mar 3, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
Marlon Moraes
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis· Nov 11, 2017
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Eddie Wineland
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov· Apr 22, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
L
John Lineker
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs Dodson· Oct 1, 2016
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Manvel Gamburyan
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans· Apr 16, 2016
TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Bantamweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2· Sep 5, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Zach Makovsky
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier· May 23, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
John Moraga
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Darrell Montague
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III· Oct 19, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Flyweight
L
Demetrious Johnson
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson· Jan 26, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Jussier Formiga
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot· Oct 5, 2012
TKO · R2 · 4:35 · Flyweight
W
Tim Elliott
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller· May 5, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
TJ Dillashaw
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale· Dec 3, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:54 · Ultimate Fighter 14 Bantamweight
W
John Moraga
Dominican Republic Regional· Dec 11, 2010
DEC
W
Jessie Riggleman
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8· May 22, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Pat Runez
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 7· Oct 3, 2009
Split Decision · Flyweight
W
Jose Lujan
New Mexico Regional· Jul 25, 2009
TKO
W
Jose Villarisco
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 5· Feb 21, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
L
Mike Easton
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 4· Oct 11, 2008
Split Decision · Bantamweight
W
Vern Baca
Ring of Fire· Apr 11, 2008
TKO
W
Zac White
New Mexico Regional· Dec 15, 2007
Submission
L
Bill Boland
Manitoba Regional· Apr 7, 2007
DEC
W
Jake Long
New Mexico Regional· Mar 17, 2007
TKO
W
Clint Godfrey
Ring of Fire· Dec 9, 2006
DEC
L
Joe Doherty
Ring of Fire· Jul 29, 2006
DEC
W
Jared Moreland
Colorado Regional· Feb 18, 2006
TKO
W
Johnny Velasquez
KOTC Underground 5· Jul 23, 2005
Split Decision · Bantamweight
L
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Greatest Common Multiple· Nov 14, 2004
DEC
W
Zac White
New Mexico Regional· Sep 3, 2004
Submission

Head-to-Head History

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III
Sat, Oct 19, 2013
John Dodson
TKO · ROUND 1 · 4:13

Frequently asked questions

Have Darrell Montague and John Dodson ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III (Sat, Oct 19, 2013), where John Dodson won by TKO.

What are the records of Darrell Montague and John Dodson?

Darrell Montague is 13-5-0 and John Dodson is 24-15-0.

Who has the longer reach, Darrell Montague or John Dodson?

Darrell Montague has the longer reach: 67" · 170 cm against 66" · 168 cm for John Dodson, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Darrell Montague or John Dodson?

Darrell Montague is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; John Dodson stands 5'3" · 160 cm.

Who is older, Darrell Montague or John Dodson?

John Dodson is 42 and Darrell Montague is 39.

Who has more finishes, Darrell Montague or John Dodson?

Darrell Montague has 10 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); John Dodson has 13 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).

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