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Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
17-13 · USA
VS
Andre Fili
Andre Fili
18-5 · USA
August 25, 2018 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Michael Johnson def. Andre Fili by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson34/610/000:00
Fili20/690/000:00
R2
Johnson15/250/000:53
Fili7/161/102:40
R3
Johnson16/300/300:37
Fili10/321/300:40
Total
Johnson65/1160/301:30
Fili37/1172/403:20

Scorecards

Johnson vs Fili

RdGlenn TrowbridgeKristy GynanSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.8-9.2
R210-99-1010-99.2-9.9
R39-109-109-109.5-9.5
Total29-2827-3029-2828.5-28.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 2927.9 · 17 Johnson · 0 Fili

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

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 probabilityFili
44.6%55.4%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
2%
Decision
70%
Expected fight time: 13.0 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 Fili. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%30%
Submission1%1%
Decision31%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes80 (46105)act 65
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Fili55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%28%
Submission1%2%
Decision39%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes71 (4193)act 37
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Combined totals~152 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R213%
R311%
Distance70%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Johnson
55.3%-126
Fili
+12644.0%
Most takedownstie 63.3%
Johnson
7.2%+408
Fili
-40829.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 80.4
80.5
Over 80.5
42.4%
+136
Under 80.5
57.6%
-136
0101201
Fili
Expected: 71.2
71
Over 71
42.2%
+134
Exactly 71
1.0%
push
Under 71
56.8%
-134
090179
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.6%
Exactly 0
90.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Fili
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.2%
+220
Under 0.5
68.8%
-220
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 13.0 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
Johnson44.6%47.8%−3.2+100
Fili55.4%52.2%+3.2-120

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
61.4Striking61.7
Fili +0.4
48.8Grappling55.8
Fili +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonFili
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1564
1493
Divisional
1565
1531
Striking offense
1500
1538
Striking defense
1504
1456
Grappling offense
1506
1544
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.13
Strikes landed / min
3.90
37%
Strike accuracy
38%
4.03
Strikes absorbed / min
3.64
57%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.91
50%
Takedown accuracy
46%
79%
Takedown defense
68%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
60%
-3
Win/loss streak
+2
20%
Last-5 win rate
60%
44%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
223
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • LDarren ElkinsSUB R2
    Close -2107mo before
  • LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R2
    Close -1651y 2mo before
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R3
    Close +2851y 9mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +1451y 11mo before
  • LNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -3602y 8mo before
Andre Fili
  • WDennis BermudezS-DEC R3
    Close +1307mo before
  • WArtem LobovU-DEC R3
    Close -17010mo before
  • LCalvin KattarU-DEC R3
    Close -1751y 1mo before
  • WHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +1301y 11mo before
  • LYair RodriguezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1102y 4mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-13-0

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
47% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 8 losses
W
12% of wins
L
62% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
31% of losses
UFC
9win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(44%) 4
5 (56%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Fili — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (67%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Fili
18
UFC fights
10
198.2 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
108.2 min · 10.8 avg
18y 6m
Career length
16y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Fili
291W–69L · 80.8%
Overall
141W–47L · 75.0%
156W–47L · 76.8%
Wins
94W–38L · 71.2%
135W–22L · 86.0%
Losses
47W–9L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Fili
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
70W–31L · 69.3%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
65W–30L · 68.4%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
5W–1L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Johnson
Fili
5.44
Landed / min
5.40
34.6%
Accuracy
34.9%
64.8%
Defense
57.3%
0.68
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.42
65.2%
Time at distance
57.9%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Fili
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.91
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.7%
79.4%
Takedown defense
67.5%
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.14
22.4%
Control share
49.6%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head55%(449)div 65%
  • Body28%(227)div 19%
  • Legs17%(143)div 17%
Fili
  • Head68%(289)div 65%
  • Body15%(64)div 19%
  • Legs16%(69)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.

Andre Fili
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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