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Kajan Johnson
Kajan Johnson
20-11-1 · CAN
VS
Naoyuki Kotani
Naoyuki Kotani
33-12-7 · JPN
September 26, 2015 · Saitama, Japan
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Kajan Johnson def. Naoyuki Kotani by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson13/310/000:00
Kotani1/80/100:00
R2
Johnson38/590/011:07
Kotani6/200/300:00
R3
Johnson6/140/000:00
Kotani14/271/402:42
Total
Johnson57/1040/011:07
Kotani21/551/802:42

Scorecards

Johnson vs Kotani

RdAlbert ShenHowie BoothMark CraigCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.3
R310-99-109-109.1-9.9
Total30-2729-2829-2829.1-27.2

Media (11 cards) · avg 2927.3 · 11 Johnson · 0 Kotani

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

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 probabilityKotani
65.9%34.1%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
25%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnson66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%18%
Submission11%17%
Decision43%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 57
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Kotani34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission13%39%
Decision16%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 21
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R28%
R35%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Johnson
70.6%-254
Kotani
+25427.8%
Most takedownstie 40.5%
Johnson
28.3%+110
Kotani
-11031.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.7%
+134
Under 36.5
57.3%
-134
04692
Kotani
Expected: 22.3
22.5
Over 22.5
41.9%
+139
Under 22.5
58.1%
-139
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+158
Under 0.5
61.3%
-158
035
Kotani
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 10.8 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
Johnson65.9%73.3%−7.4-320
Kotani34.1%26.7%+7.4+260

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
63.0Striking50.5
Johnson +12.5
60.8Grappling40.4
Johnson +20.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonKotani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1509
Pound-for-pound
1458
1508
Divisional
1459
1491
Striking offense
1481
1497
Striking defense
1500
1504
Grappling offense
1492
1500
Grappling defense
1485
Physical
31 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.81
Strikes landed / min
0.88
35%
Strike accuracy
28%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
65%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.89
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
35%
Takedown accuracy
20%
67%
Takedown defense
47%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-4
50%
Last-5 win rate
0%
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kajan Johnson
  • WZhang LipengU-DEC R3
    Close -1054mo before
  • LTae Hyun BangKO/TKO R3
    Close -1851y 3mo before
Naoyuki Kotani
  • LYan CabralSUB R2
    Close +56811mo before
  • LNorman ParkeKO/TKO R2
    Close +4101y 2mo before
  • LDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -2108y 1mo before
  • LThiago TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close +2458y 6mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 20-11-1

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, 6 losses
W
35% of wins
L
55% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
36% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
19win10loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(50%) 5
8 (42%)Submission(10%) 1
4 (21%)Decision(40%) 4
Kotani — win / loss by method
Record: 33-12-7

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
5 wins, 6 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
25 wins, 2 losses
W
76% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 ()Submission(25%) 1
0 ()Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
33win8loss7draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (15%)KO/TKO(50%) 4
25 (76%)Submission(13%) 1
3 (9%)Decision(38%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Kotani
2
UFC fights
4
27.0 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
38.9 min · 9.7 avg
24y 5m
Career length
25y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Kotani
25W–16L · 61.0%
Overall
50W–7L · 87.7%
9W–8L · 52.9%
Wins
0W–0L
16W–8L · 66.7%
Losses
50W–7L · 87.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Kotani
110W–66L · 62.5%
Overall
313W–179L · 63.6%
87W–56L · 60.8%
Wins
199W–140L · 58.7%
23W–10L · 69.7%
Losses
114W–39L · 74.5%
Distance striking
Johnson
Kotani
2.59
Landed / min
2.20
28.3%
Accuracy
26.2%
66.4%
Defense
69.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
48.5%
Time at distance
31.6%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Kotani
3.89
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
35.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
46.7%
0.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.16
66.3%
Control share
32.6%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head65%(32)div 63%
  • Body14%(7)div 20%
  • Legs20%(10)div 17%
Kotani
  • Head44%(15)div 63%
  • Body6%(2)div 20%
  • Legs50%(17)div 17%

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

Kajan Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Naoyuki Kotani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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