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UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Alex Perez
Alex Perez
25-10 · USA
VS
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
18-7 · USA
January 24, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
128.5lbMissed +2.5
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Alex Perez def. Charles Johnson by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:16
Perez39/750/020:14
Johnson8/250/100:00
Total
Perez39/750/020:14
Johnson8/250/100:00

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
PerezWin probabilityJohnson
48.9%51.1%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
20%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Perez, blue toward Johnson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Perez49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%26%
Submission13%26%
Decision23%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 39
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 0
Johnson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%36%
Submission8%15%
Decision25%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2273)act 8
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~98 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R223%
R312%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Perez
42.8%+131
Johnson
-13156.2%
Most takedownstie 32.4%
Perez
55.7%-469
Johnson
+46911.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Perez
Expected: 44.0
44
Over 44
39.2%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.7%
-152
056111
Johnson
Expected: 53.8
54
Over 54
39.1%
+154
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
60.0%
-154
068135
Takedowns — over/under
Perez
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.1%
+138
Under 1.5
57.9%
-138
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.8%
+359
Under 0.5
78.2%
-359
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 10.9 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
Perez48.9%37.8%+11.1+154
Johnson51.1%62.2%−11.1-184

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
69.7Striking70.2
Johnson +0.5
62.0Grappling35.5
Perez +26.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PerezJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1564
1531
Divisional
1577
1508
Striking offense
1527
1498
Striking defense
1502
1508
Grappling offense
1481
1499
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
33 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'9"
65"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.15
Strikes landed / min
4.73
46%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
59%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
48%
Takedown accuracy
21%
74%
Takedown defense
67%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
54%
UFC win rate
58%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
20%
Last-5 win rate
80%
71%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alex Perez
  • LAsu AlmabayevSUB R3
    Close +1682mo before
  • LTatsuro TairaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1951y 7mo before
  • WMatheus NicolauKO/TKO R2
    Close +1501y 9mo before
  • LMuhammad MokaevU-DEC R3
    Close +3091y 11mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaSUB R1
    Close +1643y 6mo before
Charles Johnson
  • WLone'er KavanaghKO/TKO R2
    Close +2065mo before
  • LRamazan TemirovU-DEC R3
    Close -12411mo before
  • W SumudaerjiU-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 3mo before
  • WJoshua VanKO/TKO R3
    Close +2191y 6mo before
  • WJake HadleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1181y 8mo before
Perez — win / loss by method
Record: 25-10-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 6 losses
W
28% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
2 (29%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (29%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
18win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (28%)Submission(75%) 3
10 (56%)Decision(25%) 1
Johnson — 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 7 losses
W
39% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Perez
Johnson
13
UFC fights
12
95.7 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
159.5 min · 13.3 avg
15y 3m
Career length
10y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Perez
Johnson
209W–36L · 85.3%
Overall
153W–33L · 82.3%
93W–22L · 80.9%
Wins
92W–21L · 81.4%
116W–14L · 89.2%
Losses
61W–12L · 83.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Perez
Johnson
136W–93L · 59.4%
Overall
73W–26L · 73.7%
105W–75L · 58.3%
Wins
47W–17L · 73.4%
31W–18L · 63.3%
Losses
26W–9L · 74.3%
Distance striking
Perez
Johnson
5.17
Landed / min
6.33
40.3%
Accuracy
47.2%
63.9%
Defense
58.6%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
57.2%
Time at distance
61.3%
Grappling & control
Perez
Johnson
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
48.4%
Takedown accuracy
20.7%
73.5%
Takedown defense
67.0%
0.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
73.9%
Control share
21.7%
Strike target map
Perez
  • Head58%(230)div 62%
  • Body17%(68)div 22%
  • Legs25%(99)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head50%(380)div 62%
  • Body28%(214)div 22%
  • Legs21%(160)div 16%

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

Alex Perez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Charles Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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