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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
21-19 · USA
VS
Darrius Flowers
Darrius Flowers
12-6-1 · USA
February 10, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Darrius Flowers by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson32/601/200:06
Flowers20/360/100:00
R2
Johnson27/462/402:12
Flowers7/200/100:05
R3
Johnson2/61/203:44
Flowers6/80/000:38
Total
Johnson61/1124/806:02
Flowers33/640/200:43

Scorecards

Johnson vs Flowers

RdChris LeeEric ColónJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27.1

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 13 Johnson · 0 Flowers

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Johnson-Flowers.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
JohnsonWin probabilityFlowers
47.5%52.5%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
5%
Decision
77%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Johnson, blue toward Flowers. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%16%31%
Submission2%5%5%
Decision37%79%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (2994)act 61
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 4
Flowers53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%28%
Submission3%6%7%
Decision39%74%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (2581)act 33
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R27%
R33%
Distance77%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Johnson
54.3%-121
Flowers
+12144.9%
Most takedownstie 46.2%
Johnson
13.5%+299
Flowers
-29940.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 69.3
69.5
Over 69.5
39.6%
+152
Under 69.5
60.4%
-152
087174
Flowers
Expected: 59.7
59.5
Over 59.5
39.9%
+151
Under 59.5
60.1%
-151
075150
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.5%
Exactly 0
79.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Flowers
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.7%
+119
Under 0.5
54.3%
-119
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Johnson47.5%56.9%−9.4-146
Flowers52.5%43.1%+9.4+123
By method
Johnson by KO/TKO8.7%31.3%−22.6+168
Johnson by submission2.4%5.3%−2.9+1478
Johnson by decision36.4%18.3%+18.1+360
Flowers by KO/TKO9.6%27.9%−18.3+201
Flowers by submission2.7%7.1%−4.4+1082
Flowers by decision40.2%10.1%+30.1+734
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds86.8%51.2%+35.6-121
Over 2.5 rds79.5%36.2%+43.3+156
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision76.6%30.6%+46.0+206

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
63.8Striking57.2
Johnson +6.6
42.8Grappling50.0
Flowers +7.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonFlowers
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1502
1505
Divisional
1515
1534
Striking offense
1503
1526
Striking defense
1496
1431
Grappling offense
1499
1587
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
37 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.28
Strikes landed / min
4.73
39%
Strike accuracy
56%
3.91
Strikes absorbed / min
7.88
58%
Strike defense
41%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
38%
Takedown accuracy
33%
81%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
46%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
0%
38%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • LDiego FerreiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +1239mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +2811y 2mo before
  • LJamie MullarkeyS-DEC R3
    Close +1871y 7mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y 9mo before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2253y before
Darrius Flowers
  • LJake MatthewsSUB R2
    Close +2406mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-19-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
16% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
10% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
48% of wins
L
37% of losses
UFC
13win15loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(20%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 5
8 (62%)Decision(47%) 7
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Flowers — win / loss by method
Record: 12-6-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
1 win, 5 losses
W
8% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(80%) 4
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Flowers
28
UFC fights
1
323.0 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
7.6 min · 7.6 avg
18y 6m
Career length
9y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Johnson
Flowers
467W–141L · 76.8%
Overall
18W–6L · 75.0%
218W–74L · 74.7%
Wins
0W–0L
249W–67L · 78.8%
Losses
18W–6L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Flowers
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
149W–109L · 57.8%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
83W–80L · 50.9%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
66W–29L · 69.5%
Distance striking
Johnson
Flowers
5.36
Landed / min
6.30
37.4%
Accuracy
54.4%
63.7%
Defense
44.0%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
70.9%
Time at distance
64.6%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Flowers
0.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.97
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
80.8%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.05
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
26.8%
Control share
45.7%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head55%(755)div 63%
  • Body30%(415)div 21%
  • Legs15%(211)div 16%
Flowers
  • Head58%(21)div 63%
  • Body17%(6)div 21%
  • Legs25%(9)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Michael Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Darrius Flowers
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.