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UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
VS
John Dodson
John Dodson
21-11 · USA
August 15, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Merab Dvalishvili def. John Dodson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dvalishvili26/380/701:55
Dodson5/160/000:00
R2
Dvalishvili9/371/800:50
Dodson12/350/000:04
R3
Dvalishvili15/581/500:59
Dodson10/350/000:00
Total
Dvalishvili50/1332/2003:44
Dodson27/860/000:04

Scorecards

Dvalishvili vs Dodson

RdDerek ClearyRick WinterSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27.1

Media (25 cards) · avg 3027 · 25 Dvalishvili · 0 Dodson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dvalishvili-Dodson.

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
DvalishviliWin probabilityDodson
93.7%6.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
9%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dvalishvili94%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%24%
Submission8%9%
Decision64%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 50
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.1)act 2
Dodson6%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%49%
Submission0%8%
Decision3%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 27
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R212%
R38%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Dvalishvili
74.3%-301
Dodson
+30124.7%
Most takedownstie 17.4%
Dvalishvili
79.1%-2277
Dodson
+22773.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
42.3%
+136
Under 59.5
57.7%
-136
075149
Dodson
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.1%
+138
Under 33.5
57.9%
-138
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Dvalishvili
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.4%
+119
Exactly 2
22.3%
push
Under 2
42.2%
-119
036
Dodson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.7%
Exactly 0
87.3%
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 12.1 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
Dvalishvili93.7%67.0%+26.7-240
Dodson6.3%33.0%−26.7+188

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
71.2Striking63.5
Dvalishvili +7.6
74.1Grappling39.2
Dvalishvili +34.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DvalishviliDodson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1549
Pound-for-pound
1572
1533
Divisional
1536
1493
Striking offense
1516
1521
Striking defense
1534
1534
Grappling offense
1460
1507
Grappling defense
1559
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'3"
68"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.01
Strikes landed / min
3.30
40%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.12
Strikes absorbed / min
3.59
60%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
8.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
50%
Takedown accuracy
29%
80%
Takedown defense
80%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
63%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Merab Dvalishvili
  • WGustavo LopezU-DEC R3
    Close -8002mo before
  • WCasey KenneyU-DEC R3
    Close -1706mo before
  • WBrad KatonaU-DEC R3
    Close -1601y 3mo before
  • WTerrion WareU-DEC R3
    Close -5501y 11mo before
  • LRicky SimonSUB R3
    Close -1102y 4mo before
John Dodson
  • WNathaniel WoodKO/TKO R3
    Close +1306mo before
  • LPetr YanU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 6mo before
  • LJimmie RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 11mo before
  • WPedro MunhozS-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 5mo before
  • LMarlon MoraesS-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 9mo before
Dvalishvili — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
73% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 2
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-11-0

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
10 wins, 0 losses
W
48% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 11 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 6
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Dvalishvili
Dodson
6
UFC fights
16
90.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
216.6 min · 13.5 avg
12y 6m
Career length
21y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dvalishvili
Dodson
71W–19L · 78.9%
Overall
242W–55L · 81.5%
49W–13L · 79.0%
Wins
140W–36L · 79.5%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
102W–19L · 84.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dvalishvili
Dodson
36W–11L · 76.6%
Overall
48W–15L · 76.2%
31W–10L · 75.6%
Wins
26W–9L · 74.3%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
22W–6L · 78.6%
Distance striking
Dvalishvili
Dodson
5.02
Landed / min
3.46
29.5%
Accuracy
38.3%
67.2%
Defense
65.8%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.76
38.9%
Time at distance
80.7%
Grappling & control
Dvalishvili
Dodson
8.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.76
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.9%
80.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
92.3%
Control share
42.5%
Strike target map
Dvalishvili
  • Head68%(247)div 63%
  • Body16%(56)div 21%
  • Legs16%(58)div 17%
Dodson
  • Head56%(403)div 63%
  • Body30%(214)div 21%
  • Legs14%(98)div 17%

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

Merab Dvalishvili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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