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UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier
15-1 · USA
VS
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
19-4 · USA
May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 2:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cormier5/132/503:02
Johnson11/260/010:01
R2
Cormier14/221/104:32
Johnson8/130/000:00
R3 · 2:39
Cormier4/60/201:41
Johnson4/111/200:41
Total
Cormier23/413/809:15
Johnson23/501/210:42

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
CormierWin probabilityJohnson
28.0%72.0%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
10%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 16.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cormier28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%34%
Submission6%21%
Decision12%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 23
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.4)act 3
Johnson72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO37%52%
Submission5%6%
Decision30%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 23
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~122 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R212%
R311%
R47%
R55%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Cormier
27.7%+259
Johnson
-25971.5%
Most takedownstie 35.6%
Cormier
48.2%-296
Johnson
+29616.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 46.2
46
Over 46
42.1%
+134
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.4%
-134
058116
Johnson
Expected: 76.0
76
Over 76
42.0%
+136
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.1%
-136
095190
Takedowns — over/under
Cormier
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.0%
+115
Exactly 1
18.5%
push
Under 1
43.5%
-115
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+254
Under 0.5
71.8%
-254
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 16.0 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
Cormier28.0%47.8%−19.8+100
Johnson72.0%52.2%+19.8-120

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
73.7Striking74.9
Johnson +1.1
50.1Grappling71.8
Johnson +21.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CormierJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1613
1566
Divisional
1567
1491
Striking offense
1542
1516
Striking defense
1545
1527
Grappling offense
1521
1544
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.69
Strikes landed / min
3.33
49%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.09
Strikes absorbed / min
1.65
59%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.53
41%
Takedown accuracy
58%
67%
Takedown defense
85%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
71%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Daniel Cormier
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +1775mo before
  • WDan HendersonSUB R3
    Close -7501y before
  • WPatrick CumminsKO/TKO R1
    Close -7501y 3mo before
  • WRoy NelsonU-DEC R3
    Close -5001y 7mo before
  • WFrank MirU-DEC R3
    Close -3752y 1mo before
Anthony Johnson
  • WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2604mo before
  • WRogerio NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -66010mo before
  • WPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close +2201y 1mo before
  • LVitor BelfortSUB R1
    missedClose +1153y 4mo before
  • WCharlie BrennemanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2003y 8mo before
Cormier — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (9%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 19-4-0

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
13 wins, 1 loss
W
68% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (80%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cormier
Johnson
5
UFC fights
14
70.2 min · 14.0 avg
Octagon time
88.9 min · 6.4 avg
16y 10m
Career length
19y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cormier
Johnson
87W–26L · 77.0%
Overall
211W–56L · 79.0%
67W–25L · 72.8%
Wins
144W–30L · 82.8%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
67W–26L · 72.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cormier
Johnson
168W–41L · 80.4%
Overall
98W–36L · 73.1%
168W–41L · 80.4%
Wins
98W–36L · 73.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cormier
Johnson
3.92
Landed / min
4.28
35.3%
Accuracy
37.3%
67.7%
Defense
72.8%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.69
40.7%
Time at distance
45.2%
Grappling & control
Cormier
Johnson
1.50
Takedowns / 15 min
2.53
41.2%
Takedown accuracy
57.7%
66.7%
Takedown defense
85.0%
0.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.84
77.1%
Control share
79.7%
Strike target map
Cormier
  • Head65%(168)div 64%
  • Body25%(64)div 19%
  • Legs10%(27)div 17%
Johnson
  • Head68%(200)div 64%
  • Body15%(43)div 19%
  • Legs18%(53)div 17%

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

Daniel Cormier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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