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The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Brett Johns
Brett Johns
14-0 · GBR
VS
Joe Soto
Joe Soto
18-5 · USA
December 1, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Brett Johns def. Joe Soto by SUB (Calf Slicer), R1 0:30
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:30
Johns1/90/000:00
Soto0/00/100:00
Total
Johns1/90/000:00
Soto0/00/100:00

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
JohnsWin probabilitySoto
74.7%25.3%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
25%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johns75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%24%
Submission16%21%
Decision41%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 1
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.4)act 0
Soto25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%32%
Submission9%36%
Decision8%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 0
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R214%
R310%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Johns
74.3%-305
Soto
+30524.4%
Most takedownstie 24.2%
Johns
67.0%-760
Soto
+7608.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johns
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
41.9%
+135
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.7%
-135
059118
Soto
Expected: 26.1
26
Over 26
41.6%
+134
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.9%
-134
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Johns
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
35.6%
+129
Exactly 2
18.7%
push
Under 2
45.8%
-129
036
Soto
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.3%
+368
Under 0.5
78.7%
-368
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 10.3 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
Johns74.7%60.4%+14.3-165
Soto25.3%39.6%−14.3+145

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
76.0Striking58.8
Johns +17.2
56.3Grappling58.9
Soto +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsSoto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1550
1574
Divisional
1533
1501
Striking offense
1487
1495
Striking defense
1488
1511
Grappling offense
1508
1513
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
25 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.50
Strikes landed / min
3.42
57%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.70
Strikes absorbed / min
5.23
67%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
70%
Takedown accuracy
24%
Takedown defense
70%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
138
Days since last fight
265
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brett Johns
  • WAlbert MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close -3505mo before
  • WKwan Ho KwakU-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
Joe Soto
  • WRani YahyaU-DEC R3
    Close +2009mo before
  • WMarco BeltranSUB R1
    Close +1151y 1mo before
  • WChris BealSUB R3
    Close -1251y 5mo before
  • LMichinori TanakaS-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 11mo before
  • LAnthony BirchakKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 6mo before
Johns — win / loss by method
Record: 14-0-0

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
14% of wins
L
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (33%)Submission() 0
6 (50%)Decision() 0
Soto — 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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
28% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (53%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johns
Soto
2
UFC fights
6
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
69.2 min · 11.5 avg
14y 1m
Career length
20y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johns
Soto
16W–1L · 94.1%
Overall
78W–18L · 81.3%
16W–1L · 94.1%
Wins
47W–13L · 78.3%
0W–0L
Losses
31W–5L · 86.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johns
Soto
68W–40L · 63.0%
Overall
132W–59L · 69.1%
68W–40L · 63.0%
Wins
113W–54L · 67.7%
0W–0L
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Distance striking
Johns
Soto
5.68
Landed / min
4.04
43.0%
Accuracy
39.3%
70.2%
Defense
68.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
27.0%
Time at distance
75.1%
Grappling & control
Johns
Soto
7.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.87
70.0%
Takedown accuracy
23.5%
Takedown defense
70.0%
0.50
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.95
99.3%
Control share
47.8%
Strike target map
Johns
  • Head92%(97)div 63%
  • Body5%(5)div 21%
  • Legs3%(3)div 16%
Soto
  • Head82%(194)div 63%
  • Body7%(17)div 21%
  • Legs11%(26)div 16%

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

Brett Johns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Soto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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