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UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson
19-2-1 · USA
VS
Ray Borg
Ray Borg
11-2 · USA
October 7, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
124.0lb
Demetrious Johnson def. Ray Borg by SUB (Armbar), R5 3:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson15/231/103:04
Borg1/80/200:10
R2
Johnson11/111/103:35
Borg0/22/201:08
R3
Johnson23/261/104:18
Borg4/70/200:12
R4
Johnson9/132/204:01
Borg5/61/200:38
R5 · 3:15
Johnson6/83/302:49
Borg3/60/200:00
Total
Johnson64/818/8017:47
Borg13/293/1002:08

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 probabilityBorg
43.7%56.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
24%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 18.3 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 Borg. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%
Submission9%20%
Decision24%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 64
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 8
Borg56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%18%
Submission15%27%
Decision31%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1842)act 13
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 3
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R216%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Johnson
74.6%-306
Borg
+30624.4%
Most takedownstie 24.8%
Johnson
35.2%+114
Borg
-11440.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 58.7
58.5
Over 58.5
42.7%
+134
Under 58.5
57.3%
-134
074147
Borg
Expected: 32.6
32.5
Over 32.5
42.8%
+134
Under 32.5
57.2%
-134
04182
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.8%
+112
Exactly 1
22.0%
push
Under 1
41.3%
-112
035
Borg
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
40.2%
-109
Exactly 1
22.9%
push
Under 1
36.9%
+109
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 18.3 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
Johnson43.7%87.2%−43.5-1000
Borg56.3%12.8%+43.5+650

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
78.4Striking64.5
Johnson +13.8
67.0Grappling76.9
Borg +9.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonBorg
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1702
Pound-for-pound
1572
1686
Divisional
1572
1503
Striking offense
1460
1568
Striking defense
1526
1538
Grappling offense
1519
1523
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
31 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
1.51
53%
Strike accuracy
48%
1.81
Strikes absorbed / min
1.71
68%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.41
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
52%
Takedown accuracy
48%
71%
Takedown defense
60%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
93%
UFC win rate
71%
+12
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
43%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Demetrious Johnson
  • WWilson ReisSUB R3
    Close -11006mo before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R5
    Close -90010mo before
  • WHenry CejudoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3401y 5mo before
  • WJohn DodsonU-DEC R5
    Close -5602y 1mo before
  • WKyoji HoriguchiSUB R5
    Close -9802y 5mo before
Ray Borg
  • WJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close -1307mo before
  • WLouis SmolkaU-DEC R3
    Close -1409mo before
  • LJustin ScogginsU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 8mo before
  • WGeane HerreraU-DEC R3
    Close -4402y 2mo before
  • WChris KeladesSUB R3
    Close -9752y 8mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
14win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (57%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Borg — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Borg
16
UFC fights
7
285.9 min · 17.9 avg
Octagon time
90.2 min · 12.9 avg
16y 11m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Borg
255W–46L · 84.7%
Overall
81W–19L · 81.0%
237W–45L · 84.0%
Wins
59W–14L · 80.8%
18W–1L · 94.7%
Losses
22W–5L · 81.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Borg
48W–14L · 77.4%
Overall
33W–10L · 76.7%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
33W–10L · 76.7%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Borg
4.68
Landed / min
1.52
42.5%
Accuracy
22.2%
75.8%
Defense
68.5%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.1%
Time at distance
20.5%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Borg
3.41
Takedowns / 15 min
3.16
52.0%
Takedown accuracy
47.5%
71.1%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.83
63.2%
Control share
73.8%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head47%(486)div 62%
  • Body31%(316)div 23%
  • Legs22%(226)div 15%
Borg
  • Head68%(92)div 62%
  • Body29%(39)div 23%
  • Legs4%(5)div 15%

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

Demetrious Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ray Borg
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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