UFC UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon Final

Flyweight

Charles Johnson vs Cody Durden

Charles Johnson
United States

Charles Johnson

“InnerG”

20-9

VS
Cody Durden
United States

Cody Durden

“Custom Made”

18-11-1

Winner

Winner

Cody Durden

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

29 April 2023 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Cody Durden beat Charles Johnson by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Cody Durden landed 80 of 128 total strikes and 11 of 18 takedowns, with 9:33 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 27-30, 27-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Charles JohnsonCody Durden
20-9Record18-11-1
32Age on fight night32
5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach67″ (170 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
SwitchStanceSouthpaw
Murcielago MMATeamAmerican Top Team Atlanta
Topeka, Kansas, United StatesFromCovington, Georgia, United States

Fight statistics

60of 109 · 55%Total strikes landed80of 128 · 63%
36of 83Head strikes58of 104
20of 22Body strikes10of 11
4of 4Leg strikes12of 13
0Takedowns11of 18
1Submission attempts0
0:08Control time9:33

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Charles JohnsonRoundCody Durden
8/15strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR128/36strikes4/6TD0KD3:35control
27/45strikes0/0TD0KD0:05controlR226/40strikes4/6TD0KD3:18control
25/49strikes0/0TD0KD0:03controlR326/52strikes3/6TD0KD2:40control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Adalaide Byrd

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Charles Johnson

  1. LOde Osbournesplit decision2023
  2. WJimmy FlickKO/TKO R1 4:332023
  3. WZhalgas Zhumagulovsplit decision2022
  4. LMuhammad Mokaevunanimous decision2022

Cody Durden

  1. WCarlos Motaunanimous decision2022
  2. WJP BuysKO/TKO R1 1:082022
  3. LMuhammad Mokaevsubmission R1 0:582022
  4. WAoriqilengunanimous decision2021
  5. LJimmy Flicksubmission R1 3:182020

Also on this card

Ricky Simon vs Song YadongBantamweightKO/TKO R5 1:10Michal Oleksiejczuk vs Caio BorralhoMiddleweightsubmission R2 2:49Rodolfo Vieira vs Cody BrundageMiddleweightsubmission R2 1:28Julian Erosa vs Fernando PadillaFeatherweightKO/TKO R1 1:41Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Waldo Cortes AcostaHeavyweightunanimous decision

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