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UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker
21-9 · BRA
VS
Zhang Mingyang
Zhang Mingyang
18-6 · CHN
August 23, 2025 · Shanghai, Hebei, China
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Johnny Walker def. Zhang Mingyang by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Walker9/220/200:39
Mingyang12/300/001:21
R2 · 2:37
Walker41/450/010:41
Mingyang8/170/000:00
Total
Walker50/670/211:20
Mingyang20/470/001:21

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 probabilityMingyang
50.1%49.9%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
14%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 11.7 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 Mingyang. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Walker50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%59%14%
Submission5%10%7%
Decision15%31%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Mingyang50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%59%61%
Submission9%18%7%
Decision11%23%5%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2683)act 20
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R217%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Walker
37.3%+165
Mingyang
-16561.8%
Most takedownstie 59.7%
Walker
14.8%+171
Mingyang
-17125.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Walker
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.6%
+153
Under 42.5
60.4%
-153
053106
Mingyang
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
39.7%
+152
Under 61.5
60.3%
-152
077154
Takedowns — over/under
Walker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
18.3%
+446
Under 0.5
81.7%
-446
035
Mingyang
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
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 11.7 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
Walker50.1%24.6%+25.5+288
Mingyang49.9%75.4%−25.5-374
By method
Walker by KO/TKO29.7%14.1%+15.6+496
Walker by submission7.1%7.0%+0.1+1107
Walker by decision13.4%5.1%+8.3+1553
Mingyang by KO/TKO29.5%61.5%−32.0-274
Mingyang by submission7.0%7.2%−0.2+1069
Mingyang by decision13.4%5.2%+8.2+1501
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds59.9%28.3%+31.6+231
Over 2.5 rds42.4%17.6%+24.8+433
Over 3.5 rds34.5%14.2%+20.3+552
Over 4.5 rds30.0%12.5%+17.5+647
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision26.8%9.9%+16.9+856

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
65.4Striking76.8
Mingyang +11.3
47.2Grappling25.0
Walker +22.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WalkerMingyang
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1563
1550
Divisional
1562
1519
Striking offense
1522
1498
Striking defense
1516
1493
Grappling offense
1492
1487
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
33 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'2"
82"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
11.90
51%
Strike accuracy
68%
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
4.05
47%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
-3
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
86%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
427
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Johnny Walker
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1
    Close -1361y 2mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R2
    Close +3991y 7mo before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -1212y 3mo before
  • WPaul CraigKO/TKO R1
    Close -1912y 7mo before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close +1622y 11mo before
Zhang Mingyang
  • WAnthony SmithKO/TKO R1
    Close -3904mo before
  • WOzzy DiazKO/TKO R1
    Close -2559mo before
  • WBrendson RibeiroKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 6mo before
Walker — win / loss by method
Record: 21-9-0, 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
16 wins, 6 losses
W
76% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
10% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
7win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(67%) 4
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (79%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (14%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
Mingyang — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
12 wins, 3 losses
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (60%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
6 (40%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Walker
Mingyang
14
UFC fights
3
85.8 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
8.2 min · 2.7 avg
12y 7m
Career length
11y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Walker
Mingyang
221W–70L · 75.9%
Overall
62W–28L · 68.9%
116W–41L · 73.9%
Wins
62W–28L · 68.9%
105W–29L · 78.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Walker
Mingyang
106W–42L · 71.6%
Overall
62W–62L · 50.0%
86W–39L · 68.8%
Wins
39W–45L · 46.4%
20W–3L · 87.0%
Losses
23W–17L · 57.5%
Distance striking
Walker
Mingyang
3.90
Landed / min
10.37
44.4%
Accuracy
66.0%
53.0%
Defense
48.4%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.68
66.9%
Time at distance
75.7%
Grappling & control
Walker
Mingyang
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
27.0%
Control share
85.6%
Strike target map
Walker
  • Head47%(144)div 64%
  • Body11%(33)div 19%
  • Legs43%(132)div 17%
Mingyang
  • Head66%(64)div 64%
  • Body10%(10)div 19%
  • Legs24%(23)div 17%

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.

Zhang Mingyang
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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