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UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
18-7 · BRA
VS
Ion Cutelaba
Ion Cutelaba
16-7-1 · MDA
September 10, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Johnny Walker def. Ion Cutelaba by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:37
Walker3/31/102:10
Cutelaba3/51/102:02
Total
Walker3/31/102:10
Cutelaba3/51/102:02

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 probabilityCutelaba
64.9%35.1%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
31%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.1 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 Cutelaba. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Walker65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%48%22%
Submission20%31%5%
Decision14%21%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (929)act 3
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Cutelaba35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%39%41%
Submission10%29%8%
Decision11%32%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 3
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~46 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R150%
R221%
R34%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Walker
45.9%+113
Cutelaba
-11352.0%
Most takedownstie 40.7%
Walker
9.5%+526
Cutelaba
-52649.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Walker
Expected: 21.8
22
Over 22
38.2%
+156
Exactly 22
2.2%
push
Under 22
59.6%
-156
02855
Cutelaba
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
38.5%
+155
Exactly 24
2.0%
push
Under 24
59.6%
-155
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Walker
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cutelaba
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.6%
+125
Exactly 1
17.6%
push
Under 1
45.7%
-125
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 7.1 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
Walker64.9%36.5%+28.4+163
Cutelaba35.1%63.5%−28.4-197
By method
Walker by KO/TKO29.0%22.3%+6.7+271
Walker by submission19.8%5.4%+14.4+1421
Walker by decision16.0%9.0%+7.0+818
Cutelaba by KO/TKO15.7%41.4%−25.7+100
Cutelaba by submission10.7%7.7%+3.0+977
Cutelaba by decision8.7%14.1%−5.4+488
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds50.2%43.1%+7.1+118
Over 2.5 rds28.5%29.2%−0.7+223
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision24.7%23.6%+1.1+298

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
66.7Striking65.5
Walker +1.2
15.0Grappling70.8
Cutelaba +55.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WalkerCutelaba
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1525
1529
Divisional
1526
Striking offense
Striking defense
1502
Grappling offense
1529
1485
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'1"
82"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.87
Strikes landed / min
4.81
55%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
48%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.75
Takedown accuracy
63%
54%
Takedown defense
79%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
45%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
20%
Last-5 win rate
20%
100%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Johnny Walker
  • LJamahal HillKO/TKO R1
    Close +2007mo before
  • LThiago SantosU-DEC R5
    Close +13011mo before
  • WRyan SpannKO/TKO R1
    Close -1252y before
  • LNikita KrylovU-DEC R3
    Close -1372y 6mo before
  • LCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1752y 10mo before
Ion Cutelaba
  • LRyan SpannSUB R1
    Close -2404mo before
  • WDevin ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -1621y before
  • DDustin JacobyS-DEC R3
    Close -1311y 4mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +2501y 11mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +1852y 6mo before
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-0

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
83% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)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
Cutelaba — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-1, 1 NC

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
12 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
14% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
5win6loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (40%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Walker
Cutelaba
8
UFC fights
12
50.5 min · 6.3 avg
Octagon time
94.7 min · 7.9 avg
12y 7m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Walker
Cutelaba
116W–33L · 77.9%
Overall
150W–34L · 81.5%
48W–12L · 80.0%
Wins
59W–15L · 79.7%
68W–21L · 76.4%
Losses
91W–19L · 82.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Walker
Cutelaba
106W–42L · 71.6%
Overall
51W–57L · 47.2%
86W–39L · 68.8%
Wins
42W–54L · 43.8%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Walker
Cutelaba
2.69
Landed / min
4.49
44.6%
Accuracy
30.5%
61.0%
Defense
51.8%
0.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
61.0%
Time at distance
54.4%
Grappling & control
Walker
Cutelaba
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.75
Takedown accuracy
62.5%
53.8%
Takedown defense
79.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
22.7%
Control share
63.1%
Strike target map
Walker
  • Head59%(85)div 64%
  • Body11%(16)div 19%
  • Legs30%(44)div 16%
Cutelaba
  • Head76%(345)div 64%
  • Body17%(79)div 19%
  • Legs7%(31)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.

Ion Cutelaba
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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