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UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
17-9 · GBR
VS
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
10-1 · USA
September 5, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Ross Pearson def. Paul Felder by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearson6/131/102:24
Felder19/270/001:50
R2
Pearson27/510/000:00
Felder22/600/000:04
R3
Pearson29/520/000:41
Felder19/640/000:03
Total
Pearson62/1161/103:05
Felder60/1510/001:57

Scorecards

Pearson vs Felder

RdAdalaide ByrdCardo UrsoDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-99-109-109.4-9.6
R210-910-910-99.6-9.4
R310-99-1010-99.8-9.2
Total30-2728-2929-2828.8-28.2

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 14 Pearson · 0 Felder

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pearson-Felder.

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
PearsonWin probabilityFelder
23.0%77.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
1%
Decision
73%
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 Pearson, blue toward Felder. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pearson23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%25%
Submission1%5%
Decision16%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 62
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 1
Felder77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%26%
Submission0%0%
Decision57%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes77 (44101)act 60
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~135 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R211%
R310%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Pearson
36.2%+174
Felder
-17463.0%
Most takedownstie 67.3%
Pearson
13.6%+140
Felder
-14019.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 57.9
58
Over 58
41.8%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.1%
-137
073145
Felder
Expected: 77.5
77.5
Over 77.5
42.5%
+135
Under 77.5
57.5%
-135
097194
Takedowns — over/under
Pearson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.0%
Exactly 0
84.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Felder
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.3%
+369
Under 0.5
78.7%
-369
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
Pearson23.0%21.4%+1.6+350
Felder77.0%78.6%−1.6-440

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
69.3Striking62.4
Pearson +6.9
40.3Grappling43.8
Felder +3.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PearsonFelder
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1546
1556
Divisional
1546
1516
Striking offense
1503
1524
Striking defense
1521
1471
Grappling offense
1485
1531
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.73
Strikes landed / min
3.53
41%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.07
69%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
32%
Takedown accuracy
50%
76%
Takedown defense
68%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
56%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
49
Days since last fight
42
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ross Pearson
  • LEvan DunhamU-DEC R3
    Close -24549d before
  • WSam StoutKO/TKO R2
    Close -3706mo before
  • LAl IaquintaKO/TKO R2
    Close -13010mo before
  • WGray MaynardKO/TKO R2
    Close -1601y 1mo before
  • LDiego SanchezS-DEC R3
    Close -1301y 3mo before
Paul Felder
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +13542d before
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close +2358mo before
  • WJason SaggoS-DEC R3
    Close +15011mo before
Pearson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-0, 1 NC

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, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (63%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(33%) 1
Felder — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pearson
Felder
16
UFC fights
3
171.8 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
37.1 min · 12.4 avg
21y 7m
Career length
14y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearson
Felder
230W–72L · 76.2%
Overall
42W–11L · 79.2%
142W–47L · 75.1%
Wins
27W–8L · 77.1%
88W–25L · 77.9%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearson
Felder
59W–53L · 52.7%
Overall
33W–19L · 63.5%
43W–47L · 47.8%
Wins
33W–19L · 63.5%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pearson
Felder
4.28
Landed / min
3.63
36.5%
Accuracy
33.5%
73.7%
Defense
54.2%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.40
65.6%
Time at distance
65.3%
Grappling & control
Pearson
Felder
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
32.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
76.5%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
30.7%
Control share
35.5%
Strike target map
Pearson
  • Head62%(398)div 63%
  • Body24%(153)div 20%
  • Legs14%(90)div 17%
Felder
  • Head58%(76)div 63%
  • Body14%(18)div 20%
  • Legs28%(37)div 17%

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

Ross Pearson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Paul Felder
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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