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Brett Johns
Brett Johns
15-0 · GBR
April 21, 2018 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.2lb
Weigh-in
135.8lb
Aljamain Sterling def. Brett Johns by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sterling18/390/100:23
Johns6/341/201:35
R2
Sterling44/721/300:58
Johns15/390/101:31
R3
Sterling27/412/500:00
Johns6/160/203:24
Total
Sterling89/1523/901:21
Johns27/891/506:30

Scorecards

Sterling vs Johns

RdCardo UrsoDave TirelliDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (16 cards) · avg 3027 · 16 Sterling · 0 Johns

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sterling-Johns.

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
SterlingWin probabilityJohns
75.4%24.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
20%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Sterling75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%29%
Submission15%21%
Decision38%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 89
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 3
Johns25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%26%
Submission4%18%
Decision14%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 27
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R212%
R36%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Sterling
66.4%-207
Johns
+20732.1%
Most takedownstie 30.7%
Sterling
28.9%+140
Johns
-14040.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
42.4%
+136
Under 39.5
57.6%
-136
05099
Johns
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
40.7%
+140
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.9%
-140
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Sterling
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
46.9%
+113
Under 0.5
53.1%
-113
035
Johns
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.2%
+128
Exactly 1
24.4%
push
Under 1
42.5%
-128
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 10.2 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
Sterling75.4%51.1%+24.3-115
Johns24.6%48.9%−24.3-105

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
78.5Striking75.2
Sterling +3.3
55.8Grappling87.3
Johns +31.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SterlingJohns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1589
1556
Divisional
1588
1500
Striking offense
1496
1527
Striking defense
1507
1516
Grappling offense
1520
1519
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.63
Strikes landed / min
3.48
49%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.66
68%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.15
Takedowns / 15 min
6.89
41%
Takedown accuracy
70%
53%
Takedown defense
100%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
141
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aljamain Sterling
  • LMarlon MoraesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1354mo before
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1109mo before
  • WAugusto MendesU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y before
  • LRaphael AssuncaoS-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 3mo before
  • LBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 11mo before
Brett Johns
  • WJoe SotoSUB R1
    Close -1655mo before
  • WAlbert MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -3509mo before
  • WKwan Ho KwakU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 5mo before
Sterling — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (50%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0
Johns — win / loss by method
Record: 15-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (33%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sterling
Johns
9
UFC fights
3
111.4 min · 12.4 avg
Octagon time
30.5 min · 10.2 avg
15y 3m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sterling
Johns
168W–43L · 79.6%
Overall
34W–6L · 85.0%
106W–26L · 80.3%
Wins
34W–6L · 85.0%
62W–17L · 78.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sterling
Johns
34W–17L · 66.7%
Overall
68W–40L · 63.0%
34W–17L · 66.7%
Wins
68W–40L · 63.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sterling
Johns
4.66
Landed / min
5.47
36.8%
Accuracy
40.5%
73.1%
Defense
70.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.4%
Time at distance
28.2%
Grappling & control
Sterling
Johns
2.15
Takedowns / 15 min
6.89
41.0%
Takedown accuracy
70.0%
52.6%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.94
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.98
70.2%
Control share
99.3%
Strike target map
Sterling
  • Head45%(181)div 63%
  • Body34%(136)div 21%
  • Legs22%(87)div 16%
Johns
  • Head92%(98)div 63%
  • Body5%(5)div 21%
  • Legs3%(3)div 16%

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

Aljamain Sterling
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brett Johns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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