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The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale
Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje
17-0 · USA
VS
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
17-11 · USA
July 7, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.8lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Justin Gaethje def. Michael Johnson by KO/TKO (Knees), R2 4:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gaethje50/870/000:00
Johnson43/1171/100:15
R2 · 4:48
Gaethje54/870/000:06
Johnson48/830/200:19
Total
Gaethje104/1740/000:06
Johnson91/2001/300:34

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
GaethjeWin probabilityJohnson
70.5%29.5%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
1%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 17.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gaethje71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%63%
Submission0%1%
Decision26%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes140 (81183)act 104
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Johnson29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%42%
Submission0%1%
Decision17%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes122 (70159)act 91
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~262 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R215%
R317%
R410%
R57%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Gaethje
56.4%-131
Johnson
+13143.1%
Most takedownstie 76.7%
Gaethje
15.9%-215
Johnson
+2157.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 140.2
140
Over 140
42.4%
+135
Exactly 140
0.5%
push
Under 140
57.1%
-135
0176351
Johnson
Expected: 121.8
122
Over 122
42.1%
+136
Exactly 122
0.6%
push
Under 122
57.3%
-136
0153305
Takedowns — over/under
Gaethje
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.7%
Exactly 0
83.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.5%
Exactly 0
91.5%
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 17.9 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
Gaethje70.5%39.6%+30.9+145
Johnson29.5%60.4%−30.9-165

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GaethjeJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1562
1553
Divisional
1559
1482
Striking offense
1525
1500
Striking defense
1545
1561
Grappling offense
1461
1558
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.77
Strike accuracy
35%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.58
Takedown accuracy
54%
Takedown defense
80%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
56%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
237
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Gaethje
No prior UFC fights.
Michael Johnson
  • LKhabib NurmagomedovSUB R3
    Close +2858mo before
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +14510mo before
  • LNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -3601y 7mo before
  • LBeneil DariushS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 11mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 4mo before
Gaethje — win / loss by method
Record: 17-0-0

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
14 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (82%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (6%)Submission() 0
2 (12%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-11-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 7 losses
W
12% of wins
L
64% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
9win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(43%) 3
5 (56%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gaethje
Johnson
0
UFC fights
16
Octagon time
181.0 min · 11.3 avg
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gaethje
Johnson
Overall
251W–64L · 79.7%
Wins
156W–47L · 76.8%
Losses
95W–17L · 84.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gaethje
Johnson
244W–97L · 71.6%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
244W–97L · 71.6%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Gaethje
Johnson
Landed / min
4.99
Accuracy
33.0%
Defense
66.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.75
Time at distance
64.3%
Grappling & control
Gaethje
Johnson
Takedowns / 15 min
0.58
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
Takedown defense
79.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.08
Control share
22.4%
Strike target map
Gaethje
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Johnson
  • Head55%(373)div 63%
  • Body26%(178)div 20%
  • Legs19%(132)div 17%

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

Justin Gaethje

No UFC fights on record.

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

Michael Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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