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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
Diego Ferreira
Diego Ferreira
17-5 · BRA
VS
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
21-18 · USA
May 20, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Diego Ferreira def. Michael Johnson by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:50
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Ferreira24/550/100:00
Johnson27/460/000:00
R2 · 1:50
Ferreira6/160/110:01
Johnson5/120/000:00
Total
Ferreira30/710/210:01
Johnson32/580/000:00

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
FerreiraWin probabilityJohnson
54.3%45.7%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
5%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.9 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 Ferreira, blue toward Johnson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Ferreira54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%36%15%
Submission4%8%25%
Decision30%56%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (2684)act 30
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 0
Johnson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%42%20%
Submission1%2%3%
Decision26%56%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (2993)act 32
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~131 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R220%
R315%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Ferreira
46.2%+115
Johnson
-11553.1%
Most takedownstie 48.4%
Ferreira
40.3%-357
Johnson
+35711.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 62.2
62
Over 62
39.5%
+151
Exactly 62
0.8%
push
Under 62
59.7%
-151
078156
Johnson
Expected: 68.5
68.5
Over 68.5
39.8%
+151
Under 68.5
60.2%
-151
086172
Takedowns — over/under
Ferreira
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.6%
+124
Under 0.5
55.4%
-124
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.8%
Exactly 0
83.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.9 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
Ferreira54.3%57.2%−2.9-150
Johnson45.7%42.8%+2.9+122
By method
Ferreira by KO/TKO21.3%14.9%+6.4+462
Ferreira by submission2.8%25.5%−22.7+229
Ferreira by decision30.2%17.7%+12.5+373
Johnson by KO/TKO17.9%19.7%−1.8+326
Johnson by submission2.4%3.5%−1.1+2331
Johnson by decision25.4%18.7%+6.7+348
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds90.4%58.7%+31.7-171
Over 2.5 rds70.5%41.2%+29.3+127
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.7%38.1%+17.6+146

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
66.6Striking63.7
Ferreira +2.9
41.7Grappling42.8
Johnson +1.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FerreiraJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1521
1578
Divisional
1518
1523
Striking offense
1536
1484
Striking defense
1533
1503
Grappling offense
1434
1516
Grappling defense
1576
Physical
38 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.67
Strikes landed / min
4.27
38%
Strike accuracy
39%
3.35
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
57%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
24%
Takedown accuracy
38%
63%
Takedown defense
80%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
62%
UFC win rate
48%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
63%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
518
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Diego Ferreira
  • LMateusz GamrotKO/TKO R2
    Close +1931y 5mo before
  • LGregor GillespieKO/TKO R2
    missedClose +1242y before
  • LBeneil DariushS-DEC R3
    Close -1172y 3mo before
  • WAnthony PettisSUB R2
    Close -2203y 4mo before
  • WMairbek TaisumovU-DEC R3
    Close +2053y 8mo before
Michael Johnson
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +2816mo before
  • LJamie MullarkeyS-DEC R3
    Close +18710mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1501y before
  • LClay GuidaU-DEC R3
    Close -2252y 3mo before
  • LThiago MoisesSUB R2
    Close -1103y before
Ferreira — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-18-0

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, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
48% of wins
L
39% of losses
UFC
13win14loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(14%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(36%) 5
8 (62%)Decision(50%) 7
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Ferreira
Johnson
13
UFC fights
27
119.7 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
316.2 min · 11.7 avg
15y 3m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Ferreira
Johnson
192W–38L · 83.5%
Overall
450W–136L · 76.8%
117W–27L · 81.3%
Wins
218W–74L · 74.7%
75W–11L · 87.2%
Losses
232W–62L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Ferreira
Johnson
98W–41L · 70.5%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
98W–41L · 70.5%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Ferreira
Johnson
5.92
Landed / min
5.38
32.8%
Accuracy
37.1%
60.3%
Defense
63.8%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
60.0%
Time at distance
70.3%
Grappling & control
Ferreira
Johnson
0.75
Takedowns / 15 min
0.47
24.0%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
63.3%
Takedown defense
80.4%
0.75
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.05
39.0%
Control share
26.8%
Strike target map
Ferreira
  • Head71%(398)div 63%
  • Body20%(114)div 21%
  • Legs8%(47)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head55%(742)div 63%
  • Body30%(398)div 21%
  • Legs15%(209)div 16%

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

Diego Ferreira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michael Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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