Asu Almabayev vs Charles Johnson — Flyweight at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Rounds
- 3 × 5 min
- Venue
- National Gymnastics Arena · Baku, Azerbaijan
Markets
Record when favored vs. an underdog, across the 10priced bouts in each fighter’s history.
Career splits
7 bouts · vs Johnson

- KO/TKO0
- Submission2
- Decision4
- KO/TKO1
- Submission0
- Decision0
- Average12:58
- vs Orthodox4-0
- vs Southpaw2-1
- vs Switchno data
- vs Longer reach3-1
- vs Shorter reachno data
14 bouts · vs Almabayev

- KO/TKO3
- Submission0
- Decision5
- KO/TKO1
- Submission0
- Decision5
- Average12:42
- vs Orthodox4-4
- vs Southpaw3-2
- vs Switch1-0
- vs Longer reach1-1
- vs Shorter reach4-3
Tale of the Tape
The biometric and experience deltas where one side genuinely has an edge.
Finishing & durability
How often each fighter ends fights early — and how often they get put away. Outcomes view, not per-minute output.


When their fights end
every UFC finish on the fight clockFull method breakdown
| Outcome | Asu Almabayev | Charles Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | ||
| by KO / TKO | 00% | 338% |
| by submission | 233% | 00% |
| by decision | 467% | 563% |
| Losses | ||
| by KO / TKO | 1100% | 117% |
| by submission | 00% | 00% |
| by decision | 00% | 583% |
| Pace | ||
| Avg finish time (own wins) | R2 4:16 | R2 3:09 |
| Finishes used in avg | 2 | 3 |
Counts come from the same denormalised win/loss-by-method columns the rest of the site uses. The percentile context on each row is computed against fighters currently assigned to this weight class with at least two resolved UFC bouts.
KO history
Knockout power and chin durability, head-to-head — then when the last finish landed, and on whom.
- Last KO/TKO scoredNo KO/TKO wins in the UFC yet
- Last time KO'dvs Manel Kape1y 2mo agoUFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · Mar 1, 2025 · R3 · 2:16
- Last submission scoredvs Alex Perez6 months agoUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025 · R3 · 0:22
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
- Last KO/TKO scoredvs Lone'er Kavanagh9 months agoUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025 · R2 · 4:35
- Last time KO'dvs Alex Perez4 months agoUFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett · Jan 24, 2026 · R1 · 3:16
- Last submission scoredNo submission wins in the UFC yet
- Last time submittedNever submitted in the UFC
Common opponents
Every UFC opponent both fighters have faced — a direct comparison controlling for matchmaking.


Schedule Score
Who they've faced × what they've done. Composite + components compared head-to-head, percentile-ranked against every UFC fighter w/ ≥3 resolved bouts.
Per-tier records + bout-by-bout
| Tier | Asu Almabayev | Charles Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Top-15 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Established | — | 1-0 |
| Building | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| Unproven | 2-0 | 4-3 |
- W vs Bruno Silva30Mar 14, 2026 · Established
- L vs Alex Perez#1167Jan 24, 2026 · Top-15
- W vs Lone'er Kavanagh8Aug 23, 2025 · Unproven
- L vs Ramazan Temirov8Mar 1, 2025 · Unproven
- W vs Sumudaerji#1462Oct 19, 2024 · Top-15
- W vs Joshua Van18Jul 13, 2024 · Building
- W vs Jake Hadley18May 11, 2024 · Building
- W vs Azat Maksum8Feb 3, 2024 · Unproven
- L vs Rafael Estevam8Nov 18, 2023 · Unproven
- L vs Cody Durden18Apr 29, 2023 · Building
- L vs Ode Osbourne18Feb 25, 2023 · Building
- W vs Jimmy Flick8Jan 14, 2023 · Unproven
- W vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov8Nov 19, 2022 · Unproven
- L vs Muhammad Mokaev8Jul 23, 2022 · Unproven
Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) with quality wins (35%) and is Bayesian-shrunken toward the UFC median for small samples. Per-bout opponent quality is scored on rank-at-time-of-fight (champion 100, ranks 1–5 = 90→78, ranks 6–15 = 75→60), with cross-division and P4P signals layered on, and falls back to opponent UFC record-at-time for unranked opponents. UFC ranking data is sparse before December 2018, so legacy-era fighters score from record-at-time when ranks are missing.
Recent form
Last five UFC bouts, current trajectory, and the level of opposition faced going into this matchup.




Striking matchup
Where each fighter lands their strikes — and where each one gets hit — across head, body, and leg. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time.


Full breakdown — all zones, both views
| Zone | Fighter | Landed / 15 | Accuracy | Absorbed / 15 | Career landed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Asu Almabayev | 18.7well below average | 38% | 16.0top 8% of division | 113 |
| Head | Charles Johnson | 36.0above division average | 38% | 32.7around division average | 427 |
| Body | Asu Almabayev | 8.42below division average | 77% | 9.74above division average | 51 |
| Body | Charles Johnson | 20.8top 9% of division | 69% | 14.1well below average | 247 |
| Leg | Asu Almabayev | 7.60above division average | 92% | 4.13top 16% of division | 46 |
| Leg | Charles Johnson | 14.6top 6% of division | 78% | 13.4well below average | 173 |
Per-15-minute rates are sourced from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Division percentile is computed against every UFC fighter who has competed in this weight class with at least two recorded bouts. Lower “absorbed” values are better — the percentile is inverted so “top of division” always means better outcome.
Grappling matchup
Wrestling output, ground threat, and control. Per 15 minutes of UFC fight time, with takedown defense as a percentage of opponent attempts stopped.


Full breakdown — career grappling totals
| Metric | Asu Almabayev | Charles Johnson | Career totals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takedowns landed / 15 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 27 / 6 |
| Takedown accuracy | 43% | 17% | 27/63 · 6/36 |
| Takedown defense | 44% | 69% | stopped 4/9 · 81/117 |
| Submission attempts / 15 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9 / 4 |
| Control time / 15 (min) | 7.0 min | 1.0 min | 42:15 · 11:46 |
| Time controlled BY opponent / 15 (min) | 0.9 min | 3.9 min | 5:21 · 46:05 |
All rates computed from UFCStats fight totals across each fighter’s UFC career. Takedown defense = opponent attempts stopped ÷ opponent total attempts. Control time figures are minutes the fighter spent in a dominant position per 15 minutes of fight time.
Pace & fade
How each fighter's work rate holds up as a fight wears on — round-by-round output (striking, takedown attempts, and control time combined), and whether they fade. The fade % compares round-3 output to round 1 over bouts that reached the third round.
Cardio edge to Johnson: Johnson actually builds to 152% of round-1 work rate through round 3, while Almabayev actually builds to 113% — a 39-point gap in late-round pace.
Full per-round breakdown — both fighters
What drives the pace · per round
The composite output line above blends these three inputs. Splitting them out shows whether a fighter’s work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control — and which input fades.
| Round | Fighter | Output / min | Sig landed / min | Sig absorbed / min | TD att / min | Control | Bouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Asu Almabayev | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.69 | 41% | 7 |
| R1 | Charles Johnson | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.24 | 7% | 14 |
| R2 | Asu Almabayev | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.63 | 45% | 7 |
| R2 | Charles Johnson | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.20 | 8% | 12 |
| R3 | Asu Almabayev | 6.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.80 | 58% | 6 |
| R3 | Charles Johnson | 6.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.16 | 5% | 11 |
Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length — a 2:30 stoppage counts as 2.5 minutes, not five — so an early finish doesn’t distort the per-minute pace. See Methods for the full formula.
Activity & layoff
The recency dimension Tale of the Tape doesn't carry. How active each fighter has been, and how that compares to active peers in their division.
- Asu has 3 months more layoff


