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Beneil Dariush
Beneil Dariush
11-1 · USA
VS
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
16-8 · USA
August 8, 2015 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Beneil Dariush def. Michael Johnson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dariush20/570/200:00
Johnson24/730/000:00
R2
Dariush22/620/400:00
Johnson35/800/000:00
R3
Dariush33/820/100:00
Johnson25/690/000:00
Total
Dariush75/2010/700:00
Johnson84/2220/000:00

Scorecards

Dariush vs Johnson

RdDouglas CrosbyRichard BertrandSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-99-109.2-9.8
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2828-2928-29

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 12 Dariush · 0 Johnson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dariush-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
DariushWin probabilityJohnson
68.1%31.9%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
1%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dariush68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%40%
Submission1%1%
Decision40%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 75
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 0
Johnson32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%46%
Submission0%0%
Decision17%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 84
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~125 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R225%
R39%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Dariush
57.9%-140
Johnson
+14041.2%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Dariush
64.6%-2883
Johnson
+28832.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 67.8
68
Over 68
41.9%
+137
Exactly 68
1.0%
push
Under 68
57.2%
-137
085170
Johnson
Expected: 56.7
56.5
Over 56.5
42.7%
+134
Under 56.5
57.3%
-134
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Dariush
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.0%
-124
Exactly 1
24.1%
push
Under 1
33.8%
+124
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.3%
Exactly 0
94.7%
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 11.8 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
Dariush68.1%43.8%+24.3+120
Johnson31.9%56.2%−24.3-140

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
66.6Striking66.9
Johnson +0.3
76.8Grappling47.8
Dariush +29.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DariushJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1589
Pound-for-pound
1586
1589
Divisional
1586
1491
Striking offense
1513
1508
Striking defense
1546
1519
Grappling offense
1471
1520
Grappling defense
1533
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.48
Strikes landed / min
3.38
47%
Strike accuracy
36%
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
57%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
53%
Takedown accuracy
50%
83%
Takedown defense
78%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
67%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
60%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Beneil Dariush
  • WJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1654mo before
  • WDaron CruickshankSUB R2
    Close +1105mo before
  • WDiego FerreiraU-DEC R3
    Close +2259mo before
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R2
    Close +13011mo before
  • LRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -2551y 4mo before
Michael Johnson
  • WEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +1255mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 5mo before
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R2
    Close +1351y 7mo before
  • WJoe LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close +2252y before
  • LReza MadadiSUB R3
    Close -2902y 4mo before
Dariush — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-0

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
75% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
5 (63%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dariush
Johnson
6
UFC fights
12
52.4 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
136.9 min · 11.4 avg
16y 8m
Career length
18y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dariush
Johnson
86W–20L · 81.1%
Overall
180W–49L · 78.6%
78W–16L · 83.0%
Wins
136W–43L · 76.0%
8W–4L · 66.7%
Losses
44W–6L · 88.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dariush
Johnson
19W–24L · 44.2%
Overall
104W–60L · 63.4%
19W–24L · 44.2%
Wins
65W–47L · 58.0%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–13L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Dariush
Johnson
3.48
Landed / min
4.47
36.8%
Accuracy
32.3%
66.2%
Defense
74.8%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.88
34.6%
Time at distance
59.6%
Grappling & control
Dariush
Johnson
2.29
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
83.3%
Takedown defense
78.4%
1.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
82.3%
Control share
25.9%
Strike target map
Dariush
  • Head53%(69)div 63%
  • Body35%(45)div 20%
  • Legs12%(16)div 17%
Johnson
  • Head60%(278)div 63%
  • Body20%(93)div 20%
  • Legs20%(92)div 17%

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

Beneil Dariush
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.