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UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
16-3 · BRA
VS
Misha Cirkunov
Misha Cirkunov
14-4 · LVA
March 2, 2019 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Johnny Walker def. Misha Cirkunov by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R1 0:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:36
Walker4/80/010:04
Cirkunov1/20/000:00
Total
Walker4/80/010:04
Cirkunov1/20/000:00

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 probabilityCirkunov
72.1%27.9%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
26%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Walker72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%58%
Submission14%19%
Decision16%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.3)act 0
Cirkunov28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%32%
Submission12%43%
Decision7%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 1
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R217%
R315%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Walker
63.3%-182
Cirkunov
+18234.8%
Most takedownstie 43.6%
Walker
7.1%+692
Cirkunov
-69249.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Walker
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
41.1%
+138
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.8%
-138
03978
Cirkunov
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.1%
+138
Under 22.5
57.9%
-138
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Walker
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.8%
Exactly 0
88.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cirkunov
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.1%
+132
Exactly 1
16.3%
push
Under 1
47.6%
-132
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 7.7 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
Walker72.1%61.9%+10.2-175
Cirkunov27.9%38.1%−10.2+155

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
92.4Striking78.7
Walker +13.7
0.0Grappling92.5
Cirkunov +92.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WalkerCirkunov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1565
1558
Divisional
1565
1507
Striking offense
1499
1507
Striking defense
1511
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'3"
82"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
7.73
Strikes landed / min
4.50
89%
Strike accuracy
52%
1.82
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
69%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.53
Takedown accuracy
59%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.3
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
71%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
28
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Johnny Walker
  • WJustin LedetKO/TKO R1
    Close -23528d before
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close +1353mo before
Misha Cirkunov
  • WPatrick CumminsSUB R1
    Close -3454mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1451y 2mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1
    Close -4701y 9mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close -1052y 3mo before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R3
    Close -2202y 8mo before
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 16-3-0

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
13 wins, 2 losses
W
81% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Cirkunov — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
4 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Walker
Cirkunov
2
UFC fights
7
2.2 min · 1.1 avg
Octagon time
33.1 min · 4.7 avg
12y 7m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Walker
Cirkunov
16W–3L · 84.2%
Overall
87W–17L · 83.7%
16W–3L · 84.2%
Wins
48W–10L · 82.8%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–7L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Walker
Cirkunov
106W–42L · 71.6%
Overall
80W–36L · 69.0%
86W–39L · 68.8%
Wins
68W–29L · 70.1%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Walker
Cirkunov
7.01
Landed / min
4.99
90.0%
Accuracy
43.4%
88.9%
Defense
72.7%
13.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
58.3%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Walker
Cirkunov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.53
Takedown accuracy
58.8%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.27
61.5%
Control share
64.0%
Strike target map
Walker
  • Head76%(13)div 66%
  • Body6%(1)div 19%
  • Legs18%(3)div 16%
Cirkunov
  • Head73%(109)div 66%
  • Body23%(34)div 19%
  • Legs4%(6)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.

Misha Cirkunov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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