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UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
19-7 · BRA
VS
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
16-5-1 · GBR
January 21, 2023 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Johnny Walker def. Paul Craig by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:16
Walker16/200/010:04
Craig3/80/000:00
Total
Walker16/200/010:04
Craig3/80/000:00

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
WalkerWin probabilityCraig
67.5%32.5%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
16%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 9.0 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 Walker, blue toward Craig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Walker67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%58%46%
Submission5%8%6%
Decision23%34%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 16
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Craig33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%33%8%
Submission11%33%23%
Decision11%34%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R224%
R310%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Walker
52.6%-115
Craig
+11545.8%
Most takedownstie 56.0%
Walker
16.0%+175
Craig
-17528.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Walker
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
39.7%
+152
Under 31.5
60.3%
-152
04079
Craig
Expected: 28.2
28
Over 28
39.3%
+150
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.0%
-150
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Walker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.3%
+392
Under 0.5
79.7%
-392
035
Craig
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+213
Under 0.5
68.1%
-213
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 9.0 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
Walker67.5%62.7%+4.8-191
Craig32.5%37.3%−4.8+157
By method
Walker by KO/TKO33.6%46.4%−12.8-125
Walker by submission11.0%5.9%+5.1+1320
Walker by decision22.9%9.7%+13.2+755
Craig by KO/TKO16.2%8.0%+8.2+942
Craig by submission5.3%22.5%−17.2+270
Craig by decision11.0%7.5%+3.5+1013
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.0%38.0%+30.0+145
Over 2.5 rds44.3%23.4%+20.9+297
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision33.9%17.9%+16.0+426

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
66.8Striking60.5
Walker +6.3
50.4Grappling54.1
Craig +3.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WalkerCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1577
1545
Divisional
1576
1507
Striking offense
1505
1500
Striking defense
1509
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
30 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'3"
82"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.68
Strikes landed / min
2.47
55%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
48%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
100%
Takedown accuracy
21%
50%
Takedown defense
50%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
62%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Johnny Walker
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close +1624mo before
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +20011mo before
  • LThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close +1301y 4mo before
  • WRyan SpannKO/TKO R1
    Close -1252y 4mo before
  • LNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close -1372y 10mo before
Paul Craig
  • LVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close +1176mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close +16410mo before
  • WJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2111y 7mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1902y 2mo before
  • WGadzhimurad AntigulovSUB R1
    Close -1372y 6mo before
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

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
15 wins, 4 losses
W
79% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
5% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-1

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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
81% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
8win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
6 (75%)Submission(20%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Walker
Craig
9
UFC fights
14
55.2 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
113.5 min · 8.1 avg
12y 7m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Walker
Craig
132W–40L · 76.7%
Overall
161W–36L · 81.7%
64W–19L · 77.1%
Wins
118W–28L · 80.8%
68W–21L · 76.4%
Losses
43W–8L · 84.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Walker
Craig
106W–42L · 71.6%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
86W–39L · 68.8%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Walker
Craig
2.70
Landed / min
4.25
44.9%
Accuracy
38.1%
60.3%
Defense
61.4%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.13
56.4%
Time at distance
36.5%
Grappling & control
Walker
Craig
0.27
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.9%
50.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.82
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.72
28.3%
Control share
26.1%
Strike target map
Walker
  • Head59%(88)div 64%
  • Body11%(16)div 19%
  • Legs30%(44)div 16%
Craig
  • Head52%(145)div 64%
  • Body30%(85)div 19%
  • Legs18%(50)div 16%

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

Johnny Walker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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