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UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev
15-1 · RUS
VS
Kajan Johnson
Kajan Johnson
23-11-1 · CAN
July 28, 2018 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Islam Makhachev def. Kajan Johnson by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:43
Makhachev7/181/101:28
Johnson7/170/000:00
Total
Makhachev7/181/101:28
Johnson7/170/000:00

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
MakhachevWin probabilityJohnson
98.9%1.1%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
12%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Makhachev99%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO31%31%
Submission12%12%
Decision56%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 7
Takedowns3.2 (0.36.2)act 1
Johnson1%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO0%39%
Submission0%10%
Decision1%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 7
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~3.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R214%
R314%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Makhachev
71.0%-259
Johnson
+25927.4%
Most takedownstie 5.8%
Makhachev
93.5%-13033
Johnson
+130330.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.9%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.4%
-135
04793
Johnson
Expected: 22.4
22.5
Over 22.5
42.1%
+137
Under 22.5
57.9%
-137
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 3.2
3
Over 3
41.6%
-101
Exactly 3
17.4%
push
Under 3
41.0%
+101
0510
Johnson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.7%
Exactly 0
93.3%
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 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
Makhachev98.9%82.5%+16.4-600
Johnson1.1%17.5%−16.4+450

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
80.9Striking70.0
Makhachev +10.8
86.2Grappling48.3
Makhachev +38.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MakhachevJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1559
1593
Divisional
1558
1496
Striking offense
1493
1511
Striking defense
1515
1528
Grappling offense
1492
1528
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
26 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.33
Strikes landed / min
2.43
64%
Strike accuracy
45%
0.74
Strikes absorbed / min
1.70
66%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.99
86%
Takedown accuracy
38%
100%
Takedown defense
67%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Islam Makhachev
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R1
    Close -2906mo before
  • WNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close -3301y 5mo before
  • WChris WadeU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 10mo before
  • LAdriano MartinsKO/TKO R1
    Close -1302y 10mo before
  • WLeo KuntzSUB R2
    Close -5003y 2mo before
Kajan Johnson
  • WStevie RayS-DEC R3
    Close +1754mo before
  • WAdriano MartinsKO/TKO R3
    Close +45011mo before
  • WNaoyuki KotaniU-DEC R3
    Close -3202y 10mo before
  • WZhang LipengU-DEC R3
    Close -1053y 2mo before
  • LTae Hyun BangKO/TKO R3
    Close -1854y 1mo before
Makhachev — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (45%)Submission() 0
4 (36%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 23-11-1

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, 6 losses
W
35% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
30% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win10loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(50%) 5
8 (42%)Submission(10%) 1
4 (21%)Decision(40%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Makhachev
Johnson
5
UFC fights
5
40.4 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
67.8 min · 13.6 avg
16y 0m
Career length
24y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Makhachev
Johnson
114W–29L · 79.7%
Overall
107W–43L · 71.3%
87W–22L · 79.8%
Wins
91W–35L · 72.2%
27W–7L · 79.4%
Losses
16W–8L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makhachev
Johnson
69W–34L · 67.0%
Overall
110W–66L · 62.5%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
87W–56L · 60.8%
0W–0L
Losses
23W–10L · 69.7%
Distance striking
Makhachev
Johnson
4.05
Landed / min
2.44
49.4%
Accuracy
37.7%
72.6%
Defense
65.6%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
26.3%
Time at distance
64.1%
Grappling & control
Makhachev
Johnson
4.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.99
85.7%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.12
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.22
83.9%
Control share
60.8%
Strike target map
Makhachev
  • Head78%(73)div 63%
  • Body20%(19)div 20%
  • Legs2%(2)div 17%
Johnson
  • Head58%(96)div 63%
  • Body23%(38)div 20%
  • Legs19%(31)div 17%

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

Islam Makhachev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kajan Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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