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UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
23-19 · USA
VS
Daniel Zellhuber
Daniel Zellhuber
15-2 · MEX
July 19, 2025 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Daniel Zellhuber by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson24/560/000:06
Zellhuber12/460/000:00
R2
Johnson30/770/010:16
Zellhuber17/660/000:00
R3
Johnson26/620/100:00
Zellhuber23/700/000:08
Total
Johnson80/1950/110:22
Zellhuber52/1820/000:08

Scorecards

Johnson vs Zellhuber

RdDerek ClearyEric ColónJunichiro KamijoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 14 Johnson · 0 Zellhuber

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

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 probabilityZellhuber
28.9%71.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
4%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnson29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%26%
Submission0%2%
Decision21%72%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3098)act 80
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Zellhuber71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%24%
Submission4%5%
Decision50%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (3199)act 52
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~145 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R210%
R311%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Johnson
48.8%+104
Zellhuber
-10450.6%
Most takedownstie 50.0%
Johnson
12.6%+297
Zellhuber
-29737.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 71.9
72
Over 72
39.4%
+152
Exactly 72
0.7%
push
Under 72
60.0%
-152
090180
Zellhuber
Expected: 73.2
73
Over 73
39.6%
+151
Exactly 73
0.7%
push
Under 73
59.8%
-151
092184
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.4%
Exactly 0
81.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Zellhuber
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.8%
+139
Under 0.5
58.2%
-139
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
Johnson28.9%14.6%+14.3+555
Zellhuber71.1%85.4%−14.3-850

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
64.3Striking60.8
Johnson +3.5
44.3Grappling27.7
Johnson +16.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonZellhuber
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1553
1538
Divisional
1552
1543
Striking offense
1506
1530
Striking defense
1495
1426
Grappling offense
1490
1596
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
39 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.23
Strikes landed / min
5.95
40%
Strike accuracy
38%
3.80
Strikes absorbed / min
5.93
58%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
0%
81%
Takedown defense
94%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
60%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WOttman AzaitarKO/TKO R2
    Close -2457mo before
  • WDarrius FlowersU-DEC R3
    Close -1461y 5mo before
  • LDiego FerreiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +1232y 2mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +2812y 8mo before
  • LJamie MullarkeyS-DEC R3
    Close +1873y before
Daniel Zellhuber
  • LEsteban RibovicsS-DEC R3
    Close -19810mo before
  • WFrancisco PradoU-DEC R3
    Close -3071y 5mo before
  • WChristos GiagosSUB R2
    Close -2901y 10mo before
  • WLando VannataU-DEC R3
    Close -1302y 3mo before
  • LTrey OgdenU-DEC R3
    Close -3882y 10mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 23-19-0

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
10 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
16% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
9% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 7 losses
W
48% of wins
L
37% of losses
UFC
15win15loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (40%)KO/TKO(20%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 5
9 (60%)Decision(47%) 7
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Zellhuber — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (17%)Submission() 0
3 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Zellhuber
30
UFC fights
5
345.1 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
68.4 min · 13.7 avg
18y 6m
Career length
9y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Zellhuber
492W–149L · 76.8%
Overall
72W–23L · 75.8%
243W–82L · 74.8%
Wins
44W–17L · 72.1%
249W–67L · 78.8%
Losses
28W–6L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Zellhuber
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
60W–16L · 78.9%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
60W–16L · 78.9%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Zellhuber
5.33
Landed / min
5.80
37.8%
Accuracy
37.0%
63.6%
Defense
56.7%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
70.7%
Time at distance
93.2%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Zellhuber
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
81.1%
Takedown defense
94.4%
0.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.22
31.7%
Control share
63.8%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head54%(784)div 63%
  • Body31%(454)div 21%
  • Legs15%(223)div 16%
Zellhuber
  • Head67%(274)div 63%
  • Body24%(97)div 21%
  • Legs9%(36)div 16%

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.

Daniel Zellhuber
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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