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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Josh Emmett
Josh Emmett
13-2 · USA
VS
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
19-13 · USA
March 30, 2019 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.8lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Josh Emmett def. Michael Johnson by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 4:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Emmett7/240/100:00
Johnson7/360/000:00
R2
Emmett7/180/100:01
Johnson10/510/000:00
R3 · 4:14
Emmett8/450/110:01
Johnson7/410/000:00
Total
Emmett22/870/310:02
Johnson24/1280/000:00

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
EmmettWin probabilityJohnson
30.4%69.6%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
0%
Decision
82%
Expected fight time: 14.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Emmett30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%14%
Submission0%0%
Decision26%86%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 22
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Johnson70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%20%
Submission0%0%
Decision56%80%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes86 (49112)act 24
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~155 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R24%
R310%
Distance82%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Emmett
39.4%+152
Johnson
-15259.9%
Most takedownstie 78.1%
Emmett
11.3%-106
Johnson
+10610.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 68.9
69
Over 69
41.9%
+136
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.1%
-136
087173
Johnson
Expected: 85.7
85.5
Over 85.5
42.7%
+134
Under 85.5
57.3%
-134
0108215
Takedowns — over/under
Emmett
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
12.3%
Exactly 0
87.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.8%
Exactly 0
88.2%
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 14.0 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
Emmett30.4%42.0%−11.6+130
Johnson69.6%58.0%+11.6-150

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
64.8Striking63.5
Emmett +1.3
50.1Grappling45.8
Emmett +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EmmettJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1564
1550
Divisional
1527
1505
Striking offense
1531
1499
Striking defense
1538
1475
Grappling offense
1447
1531
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.89
Strikes landed / min
4.31
37%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.96
64%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
53%
Takedown accuracy
45%
50%
Takedown defense
78%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
55%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
25%
Finish rate
36%
Recent opp. quality
399
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Emmett
  • LJeremy StephensKO/TKO R2
    Close +1101y 1mo before
  • WRicardo LamasKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +2451y 3mo before
  • WFelipe ArantesU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 5mo before
  • LDesmond GreenS-DEC R3
    Close -2002y before
  • WScott HoltzmanU-DEC R3
    Close -1952y 3mo before
Michael Johnson
  • WArtem LobovU-DEC R3
    Close -7005mo before
  • WAndre FiliS-DEC R3
    Close +1007mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsSUB R2
    Close -2101y 2mo before
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R2
    Close -1651y 9mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R3
    Close +2852y 5mo before
Emmett — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (22%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-13-0

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, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 8 losses
W
11% of wins
L
62% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
47% of wins
L
31% of losses
UFC
11win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(44%) 4
7 (64%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Emmett
Johnson
6
UFC fights
20
71.1 min · 11.9 avg
Octagon time
228.2 min · 11.4 avg
14y 10m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Emmett
Johnson
100W–35L · 74.1%
Overall
322W–88L · 78.5%
54W–16L · 77.1%
Wins
187W–66L · 73.9%
46W–19L · 70.8%
Losses
135W–22L · 86.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Emmett
Johnson
50W–51L · 49.5%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
50W–51L · 49.5%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Emmett
Johnson
3.66
Landed / min
5.60
33.1%
Accuracy
36.4%
65.5%
Defense
65.1%
1.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.59
80.7%
Time at distance
67.3%
Grappling & control
Emmett
Johnson
1.90
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
52.9%
Takedown accuracy
45.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
77.8%
0.21
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.07
63.4%
Control share
23.8%
Strike target map
Emmett
  • Head55%(153)div 65%
  • Body24%(67)div 19%
  • Legs21%(57)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head54%(526)div 65%
  • Body29%(284)div 19%
  • Legs18%(173)div 16%

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

Josh Emmett
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.