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John Dodson
John Dodson
16-6 · USA
VS
Zach Makovsky
Zach Makovsky
19-5 · USA
May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Dodson def. Zach Makovsky by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dodson14/330/100:00
Makovsky12/220/800:00
R2
Dodson10/281/100:29
Makovsky13/250/400:06
R3
Dodson7/371/100:09
Makovsky12/380/500:03
Total
Dodson31/982/300:38
Makovsky37/850/1700:09

Scorecards

Dodson vs Makovsky

RdDerek ClearyPatricia Morse JarmanSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.8
R210-99-1010-99.4-9.6
R39-1010-910-99.8-9.3
Total29-2829-2829-2828.5-28.7

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 15 Dodson · 0 Makovsky

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dodson-Makovsky.

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
DodsonWin probabilityMakovsky
43.8%56.2%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
14%
Decision
71%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dodson44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%
Submission5%10%
Decision27%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 31
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Makovsky56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%6%
Submission10%17%
Decision43%77%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 37
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R26%
R37%
Distance71%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Dodson
51.5%-109
Makovsky
+10947.1%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Dodson
17.1%+264
Makovsky
-26445.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
41.4%
+138
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
57.0%
-138
050100
Makovsky
Expected: 38.0
38
Over 38
41.6%
+136
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-136
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.6%
+250
Under 0.5
71.4%
-250
035
Makovsky
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
55.2%
-123
Under 0.5
44.8%
+123
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 12.3 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
Dodson43.8%85.2%−41.4-800
Makovsky56.2%14.8%+41.4+550

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
62.6Striking65.6
Makovsky +3.0
42.5Grappling64.3
Makovsky +21.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DodsonMakovsky
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1565
1557
Divisional
1565
1527
Striking offense
1479
1526
Striking defense
1516
1491
Grappling offense
1532
1531
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
1.77
36%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
1.73
62%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
4.50
33%
Takedown accuracy
46%
82%
Takedown defense
64%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
83%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
80%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
350
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Dodson
  • WJohn MoragaKO/TKO R2
    Close -57011mo before
  • WDarrell MontagueKO/TKO R1
    Close -4001y 7mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R5
    Close +2052y 4mo before
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2552y 8mo before
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -5103y 1mo before
Zach Makovsky
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close +1103mo before
  • LJussier FormigaU-DEC R3
    Close -3209mo before
  • WJosh SampoU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 3mo before
  • WScott JorgensenU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 5mo before
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 6 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5
Makovsky — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
63% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (6%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(75%) 3
9 (56%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dodson
Makovsky
6
UFC fights
4
65.7 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
60.0 min · 15.0 avg
21y 11m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Dodson
Makovsky
62W–9L · 87.3%
Overall
51W–17L · 75.0%
53W–7L · 88.3%
Wins
35W–14L · 71.4%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dodson
Makovsky
48W–15L · 76.2%
Overall
163W–62L · 72.4%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
133W–51L · 72.3%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
30W–11L · 73.2%
Distance striking
Dodson
Makovsky
3.67
Landed / min
2.93
31.8%
Accuracy
35.2%
71.3%
Defense
70.1%
1.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.8%
Time at distance
39.2%
Grappling & control
Dodson
Makovsky
0.91
Takedowns / 15 min
4.50
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
46.2%
82.1%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.25
42.9%
Control share
65.6%
Strike target map
Dodson
  • Head60%(139)div 60%
  • Body27%(62)div 24%
  • Legs13%(31)div 17%
Makovsky
  • Head70%(74)div 60%
  • Body11%(12)div 24%
  • Legs19%(20)div 17%

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

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zach Makovsky
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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