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UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz
17-10 · USA
VS
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
16-9 · USA
December 19, 2015 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Nate Diaz def. Michael Johnson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Diaz21/660/000:00
Johnson30/940/000:00
R2
Diaz69/1240/000:00
Johnson37/990/000:03
R3
Diaz63/1100/000:00
Johnson36/1081/100:16
Total
Diaz153/3000/000:00
Johnson103/3011/100:19

Scorecards

Diaz vs Johnson

RdChris LeeDerek ClearyRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-99-109-109.5-9.6
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-1010-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2829-2829.4-27.7

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 18 Diaz · 0 Johnson

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

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
DiazWin probabilityJohnson
57.7%42.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
1%
Decision
75%
Expected fight time: 13.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Diaz58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%
Submission1%2%
Decision43%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3888)act 153
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Johnson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%24%
Submission0%0%
Decision32%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3784)act 103
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 1
Combined totals~132 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R213%
R35%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Diaz
51.6%-109
Johnson
+10947.5%
Most takedownstie 68.0%
Diaz
23.3%-269
Johnson
+2698.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 67.3
67.5
Over 67.5
42.3%
+136
Under 67.5
57.7%
-136
085169
Johnson
Expected: 64.4
64.5
Over 64.5
42.4%
+136
Under 64.5
57.6%
-136
081162
Takedowns — over/under
Diaz
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.0%
+300
Under 0.5
75.0%
-300
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.7%
Exactly 0
89.3%
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 13.1 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
Diaz57.7%24.2%+33.5+300
Johnson42.3%75.8%−33.5-360

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
64.6Striking66.8
Johnson +2.2
49.5Grappling48.2
Diaz +1.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DiazJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1570
1578
Divisional
1570
1499
Striking offense
1514
1533
Striking defense
1544
1518
Grappling offense
1469
1492
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
76"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.78
Strikes landed / min
3.60
41%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.17
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
55%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
26%
Takedown accuracy
50%
44%
Takedown defense
81%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
62%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nate Diaz
  • LRafael Dos AnjosU-DEC R3
    missedClose +2501y before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R1
    Close +1102y 1mo before
  • LJosh ThomsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1452y 8mo before
  • LBenson HendersonU-DEC R5
    Close +1853y before
  • WJim MillerSUB R2
    Close +1503y 7mo before
Michael Johnson
  • LBeneil DariushS-DEC R3
    Close -1404mo before
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +12510mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 9mo before
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R2
    Close +1352y before
  • WJoe LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close +2252y 4mo before
Diaz — 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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
10% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 8 losses
W
12% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
12win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (17%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
8 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(88%) 7
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-0

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
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 6 losses
W
13% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
5 (63%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Diaz
Johnson
20
UFC fights
13
215.3 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
151.9 min · 11.7 avg
21y 9m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Diaz
Johnson
334W–81L · 80.5%
Overall
191W–50L · 79.3%
192W–47L · 80.3%
Wins
136W–43L · 76.0%
142W–34L · 80.7%
Losses
55W–7L · 88.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Diaz
Johnson
53W–19L · 73.6%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
26W–10L · 72.2%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Diaz
Johnson
6.83
Landed / min
4.64
35.2%
Accuracy
33.2%
64.9%
Defense
72.2%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.79
39.8%
Time at distance
63.5%
Grappling & control
Diaz
Johnson
1.05
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
26.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
44.2%
Takedown defense
81.0%
1.60
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
28.0%
Control share
25.9%
Strike target map
Diaz
  • Head74%(599)div 63%
  • Body16%(132)div 20%
  • Legs10%(83)div 17%
Johnson
  • Head57%(310)div 63%
  • Body26%(142)div 20%
  • Legs17%(95)div 17%

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

Nate Diaz
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.