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Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
18-13 · USA
VS
Artem Lobov
Artem Lobov
13-14-1 · IRL
October 27, 2018 · Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Michael Johnson def. Artem Lobov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson26/540/000:00
Lobov22/560/000:00
R2
Johnson42/910/000:00
Lobov31/710/000:00
R3
Johnson31/741/100:39
Lobov14/620/000:00
Total
Johnson99/2191/100:39
Lobov67/1890/000:00

Scorecards

Johnson vs Lobov

RdDeclan WoodsDouglas CrosbyEmile ArsenaultCommunity
R19-109-1010-99.5-9.4
R210-910-910-99.6-9.3
R310-910-910-99.8-9
Total29-2829-2830-2728.9-27.7

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.727.4 · 16 Johnson · 0 Lobov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Johnson-Lobov.

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 probabilityLobov
64.2%35.8%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
4%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 13.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%29%
Submission2%4%
Decision43%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46104)act 99
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 1
Lobov36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%20%
Submission2%5%
Decision27%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 67
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~136 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R25%
R319%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Johnson
66.2%-200
Lobov
+20033.1%
Most takedownstie 65.8%
Johnson
15.9%+116
Lobov
-11618.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 80.0
80
Over 80
42.1%
+136
Exactly 80
0.8%
push
Under 80
57.1%
-136
0100200
Lobov
Expected: 55.6
55.5
Over 55.5
42.6%
+135
Under 55.5
57.4%
-135
070139
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.7%
Exactly 0
81.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lobov
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.1%
Exactly 0
78.9%
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 13.4 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
Johnson64.2%84.0%−19.8-700
Lobov35.8%16.0%+19.8+500

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
62.5Striking56.0
Johnson +6.6
44.4Grappling28.7
Johnson +15.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonLobov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1468
1512
Divisional
1479
1530
Striking offense
1488
1539
Striking defense
1503
1452
Grappling offense
1470
1542
Grappling defense
1514
Physical
32 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
65"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.15
Strikes landed / min
3.38
38%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.92
Strikes absorbed / min
4.55
58%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
42%
Takedown accuracy
25%
78%
Takedown defense
54%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WAndre FiliS-DEC R3
    Close +1002mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsSUB R2
    Close -2109mo before
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R2
    Close -1651y 4mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R3
    Close +2851y 11mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +1452y 1mo before
Artem Lobov
  • LAndre FiliU-DEC R3
    Close +1501y before
  • LCub SwansonU-DEC R5
    Close +4501y 6mo before
  • WTeruto IshiharaU-DEC R3
    Close +2201y 11mo before
  • WChris AvilaU-DEC R3
    Close -1402y 2mo before
  • LAlex WhiteU-DEC R3
    Close -1352y 9mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-13-0

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
44% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 8 losses
W
11% of wins
L
62% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 4 losses
W
44% of wins
L
31% of losses
UFC
10win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(44%) 4
6 (60%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Lobov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-14-1, 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 11 losses
W
54% of wins
L
79% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
11win10loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(20%) 2
5 (45%)Decision(70%) 7

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Lobov
19
UFC fights
6
213.2 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
100.0 min · 16.7 avg
18y 6m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Lobov
309W–74L · 80.7%
Overall
68W–19L · 78.2%
174W–52L · 77.0%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
135W–22L · 86.0%
Losses
54W–15L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Lobov
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
153W–52L · 74.6%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
81W–30L · 73.0%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
72W–22L · 76.6%
Distance striking
Johnson
Lobov
5.46
Landed / min
4.73
35.5%
Accuracy
42.4%
65.1%
Defense
52.4%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
65.3%
Time at distance
66.8%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Lobov
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
42.1%
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
77.8%
Takedown defense
54.2%
0.07
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
23.0%
Control share
41.4%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head54%(480)div 65%
  • Body28%(249)div 19%
  • Legs18%(155)div 17%
Lobov
  • Head51%(174)div 65%
  • Body17%(59)div 19%
  • Legs31%(105)div 17%

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

Michael Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Artem Lobov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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