User blog comment:SsVivid/What I Learned From TMF/@comment-5049048-20140604181511/@comment-1962440-20140605103342

Bandos was tier 3, originally. Thus Jododu had to be at least that high(Mod Jack says he believes, unofficially, that this was his tier). Jododu was also shielding his planet from an asteroid belt, which is quite the accomplishment, leading many to believe this was his tier.

There may be more to it, but this is my understanding at this time.