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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
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Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
17-10 · USA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Michael Johnson by SUB (Kimura), R3 2:31
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Nurmagomedov33/581/203:03
Johnson16/520/000:00
R2
Nurmagomedov49/690/303:35
Johnson1/200/000:00
R3 · 2:31
Nurmagomedov12/151/102:06
Johnson2/50/000:00
Total
Nurmagomedov94/1422/608:44
Johnson19/770/000:00

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
NurmagomedovWin probabilityJohnson
89.7%10.3%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
1%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nurmagomedov90%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%40%
Submission1%1%
Decision53%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3479)act 94
Takedowns2.1 (0.04.5)act 2
Johnson10%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%43%
Submission0%0%
Decision6%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 19
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R224%
R34%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Nurmagomedov
70.3%-245
Johnson
+24528.7%
Most takedownstie 9.8%
Nurmagomedov
89.7%-17382
Johnson
+173820.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 60.7
60.5
Over 60.5
42.7%
+134
Under 60.5
57.3%
-134
076152
Johnson
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.4%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Nurmagomedov
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
41.4%
-118
Exactly 2
23.5%
push
Under 2
35.1%
+118
047
Johnson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
3.3%
Exactly 0
96.7%
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 11.5 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
Nurmagomedov89.7%74.9%+14.8-345
Johnson10.3%25.1%−14.8+285

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
75.7Striking64.0
Nurmagomedov +11.7
77.4Grappling50.1
Nurmagomedov +27.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NurmagomedovJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1650
Pound-for-pound
1575
1639
Divisional
1572
1502
Striking offense
1524
1526
Striking defense
1539
1529
Grappling offense
1462
1532
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
28 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
3.94
46%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.50
Strikes absorbed / min
3.46
70%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
49%
Takedown accuracy
54%
83%
Takedown defense
81%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+7
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
43%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Khabib Nurmagomedov
  • WDarrell HorcherKO/TKO R2
    Close -10007mo before
  • WRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    Close -3052y 7mo before
  • WPat HealyU-DEC R3
    Close -2653y 2mo before
  • WAbel TrujilloU-DEC R3
    missedClose -3053y 6mo before
  • WThiago TavaresKO/TKO R1
    Close -1903y 10mo before
Michael Johnson
  • WDustin PoirierKO/TKO R1
    Close +14556d before
  • LNate DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -36011mo before
  • LBeneil DariushS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 3mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 9mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardU-DEC R3
    Close -1502y 8mo before
Nurmagomedov — win / loss by method
Record: 23-0-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
Decision
8 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
4 (57%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
16win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (38%)Submission() 0
4 (25%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-10-0

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, 6 losses
W
12% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
41% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 2
5 (56%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Nurmagomedov
Johnson
7
UFC fights
15
82.7 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
168.5 min · 11.2 avg
17y 10m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nurmagomedov
Johnson
121W–39L · 75.6%
Overall
228W–64L · 78.1%
121W–39L · 75.6%
Wins
156W–47L · 76.8%
0W–0L
Losses
72W–17L · 80.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nurmagomedov
Johnson
59W–48L · 55.1%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
59W–48L · 55.1%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Nurmagomedov
Johnson
2.95
Landed / min
4.98
29.0%
Accuracy
33.3%
73.6%
Defense
66.6%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.80
41.8%
Time at distance
66.8%
Grappling & control
Nurmagomedov
Johnson
6.71
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
49.3%
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
83.3%
Takedown defense
81.0%
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
94.9%
Control share
26.4%
Strike target map
Nurmagomedov
  • Head81%(220)div 63%
  • Body10%(28)div 20%
  • Legs8%(22)div 17%
Johnson
  • Head55%(364)div 63%
  • Body26%(171)div 20%
  • Legs19%(129)div 17%

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

Khabib Nurmagomedov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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.