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UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
18-1 · USA
VS
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
22-5 · USA
April 8, 2017 · Buffalo, New York, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
203.8lb
Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cormier12/140/001:40
Johnson16/250/202:15
R2 · 3:37
Cormier24/271/202:32
Johnson6/111/100:23
Total
Cormier36/411/204:12
Johnson22/361/302:38

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
CormierWin probabilityJohnson
28.0%72.0%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
10%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 16.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cormier28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%27%
Submission6%23%
Decision14%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 36
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 1
Johnson72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%55%
Submission4%5%
Decision29%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 22
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R212%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Cormier
27.7%+259
Johnson
-25971.5%
Most takedownstie 35.6%
Cormier
48.2%-296
Johnson
+29616.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
42.1%
+134
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.4%
-134
058116
Johnson
Expected: 76.0
76
Over 76
42.0%
+136
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.1%
-136
095190
Takedowns — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.0%
+115
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
43.5%
-115
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+254
Under 0.5
71.8%
-254
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 16.0 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
Cormier28.0%43.8%−15.8+120
Johnson72.0%56.2%+15.8-140

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
71.3Striking75.2
Johnson +3.8
55.5Grappling68.1
Johnson +12.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CormierJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1649
Pound-for-pound
1646
1614
Divisional
1607
1494
Striking offense
1552
1515
Striking defense
1548
1526
Grappling offense
1531
1547
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
38 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
3.30
50%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
1.65
57%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
42%
Takedown accuracy
60%
72%
Takedown defense
79%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
88%
UFC win rate
72%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
43%
Finish rate
85%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Cormier
  • WAnderson SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -4309mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonS-DEC R5
    Close -2551y 6mo before
  • WAnthony JohnsonSUB R3
    Close +1001y 11mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +1772y 3mo before
  • WDan HendersonSUB R3
    Close -7502y 10mo before
Anthony Johnson
  • WGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2408mo before
  • WRyan BaderKO/TKO R1
    Close -2501y 2mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2
    Close -7501y 7mo before
  • LDaniel CormierSUB R3
    Close -1201y 11mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2602y 2mo before
Cormier — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-0

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
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (57%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(80%) 4
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cormier
Johnson
8
UFC fights
18
122.8 min · 15.4 avg
Octagon time
108.7 min · 6.0 avg
16y 10m
Career length
19y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cormier
Johnson
155W–40L · 79.5%
Overall
286W–66L · 81.3%
135W–39L · 77.6%
Wins
204W–39L · 84.0%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
82W–27L · 75.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cormier
Johnson
168W–41L · 80.4%
Overall
98W–36L · 73.1%
168W–41L · 80.4%
Wins
98W–36L · 73.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cormier
Johnson
4.21
Landed / min
4.63
37.3%
Accuracy
38.1%
61.6%
Defense
72.5%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.79
42.1%
Time at distance
40.1%
Grappling & control
Cormier
Johnson
1.71
Takedowns / 15 min
2.48
42.4%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
72.2%
Takedown defense
79.3%
0.61
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
84.2%
Control share
68.1%
Strike target map
Cormier
  • Head72%(326)div 65%
  • Body17%(79)div 19%
  • Legs11%(50)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head69%(249)div 65%
  • Body14%(49)div 19%
  • Legs17%(61)div 16%

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

Daniel Cormier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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