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UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
17-7 · USA
VS
August 23, 2025 · Shanghai, Hebei, China
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Charles Johnson def. Lone'er Kavanagh by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson14/250/200:10
Kavanagh36/650/000:00
R2 · 4:35
Johnson30/561/310:22
Kavanagh23/551/200:59
Total
Johnson44/811/510:32
Kavanagh59/1201/200:59

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
JohnsonWin probabilityKavanagh
38.6%61.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
12%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Johnson, blue toward Kavanagh. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%32%9%
Submission5%14%3%
Decision21%54%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1755)act 44
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 1
Kavanagh61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%14%
Submission7%12%4%
Decision36%58%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 59
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R214%
R39%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Johnson
45.0%+120
Kavanagh
-12053.9%
Most takedownstie 34.4%
Johnson
17.1%+285
Kavanagh
-28548.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 40.3
40.5
Over 40.5
39.6%
+153
Under 40.5
60.4%
-153
051101
Kavanagh
Expected: 46.0
46
Over 46
39.2%
+152
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.7%
-152
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
29.8%
+235
Under 0.5
70.2%
-235
035
Kavanagh
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.8%
+116
Exactly 1
22.5%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-116
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 11.2 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
Johnson38.6%31.1%+7.5+206
Kavanagh61.4%68.9%−7.5-261
By method
Johnson by KO/TKO11.8%9.0%+2.8+846
Johnson by submission4.8%3.4%+1.4+2427
Johnson by decision22.0%22.2%−0.2+281
Kavanagh by KO/TKO18.8%14.1%+4.7+500
Kavanagh by submission7.6%4.1%+3.5+1957
Kavanagh by decision35.0%47.2%−12.2-126
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.1%82.9%−2.8-805
Over 2.5 rds65.6%76.0%−10.4-434
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.9%72.8%−15.9-353

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
70.9Striking68.9
Johnson +2.0
35.7Grappling57.7
Kavanagh +22.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonKavanagh
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1548
Pound-for-pound
1558
1561
Divisional
1558
1520
Striking offense
1498
1504
Striking defense
1528
1483
Grappling offense
1478
1506
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
34 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
67"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.74
Strikes landed / min
3.63
50%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.62
Strikes absorbed / min
3.37
58%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
21%
Takedown accuracy
50%
67%
Takedown defense
100%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Charles Johnson
  • LRamazan TemirovU-DEC R3
    Close -1246mo before
  • W SumudaerjiU-DEC R3
    Close -29510mo before
  • WJoshua VanKO/TKO R3
    Close +2191y 1mo before
  • WJake HadleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1181y 3mo before
  • WAzat MaksumU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 7mo before
Lone'er Kavanagh
  • WFelipe dos SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -2635mo before
  • WJose OchoaU-DEC R3
    Close -3399mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 7 losses
W
41% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2
Kavanagh — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Kavanagh
11
UFC fights
2
149.9 min · 13.6 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
10y 2m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Kavanagh
144W–33L · 81.4%
Overall
15W–2L · 88.2%
83W–21L · 79.8%
Wins
15W–2L · 88.2%
61W–12L · 83.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Kavanagh
73W–26L · 73.7%
Overall
24W–10L · 70.6%
47W–17L · 73.4%
Wins
24W–10L · 70.6%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Kavanagh
6.45
Landed / min
3.73
46.9%
Accuracy
43.9%
59.2%
Defense
67.0%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
60.2%
Time at distance
70.6%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Kavanagh
0.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
20.8%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
67.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
21.3%
Control share
81.0%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head51%(362)div 62%
  • Body29%(208)div 22%
  • Legs20%(140)div 16%
Kavanagh
  • Head56%(61)div 62%
  • Body21%(23)div 22%
  • Legs23%(25)div 16%

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

Charles Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lone'er Kavanagh
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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