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UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Islam Makhachev
Islam Makhachev
11-0 · RUS
VS
Leo Kuntz
Leo Kuntz
17-1-1 · USA
May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.5lb
Islam Makhachev def. Leo Kuntz by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Makhachev21/332/401:42
Kuntz6/190/000:00
R2 · 2:38
Makhachev11/171/101:18
Kuntz1/60/000:00
Total
Makhachev32/503/503:00
Kuntz7/250/000:00

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
MakhachevWin probabilityKuntz
99.2%0.8%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
32%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Makhachev99%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%29%
Submission32%32%
Decision38%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 32
Takedowns2.5 (0.45.0)act 3
Kuntz1%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%48%
Submission0%21%
Decision0%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 7
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R210%
R314%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Makhachev
83.1%-523
Kuntz
+52315.9%
Most takedownstie 2.3%
Makhachev
97.3%-25287
Kuntz
+252870.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 55.3
55.5
Over 55.5
42.2%
+137
Under 55.5
57.8%
-137
070139
Kuntz
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
42.2%
+137
Under 23.5
57.8%
-137
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Makhachev
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
49.2%
+103
Under 2.5
50.8%
-103
048
Kuntz
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
7.2%
Exactly 0
92.8%
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 9.3 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
Makhachev99.2%80.6%+18.6-500
Kuntz0.8%19.4%−18.6+400

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1546
1540
Divisional
1546
1474
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
23 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Islam Makhachev
No prior UFC fights.
Leo Kuntz
No prior UFC fights.
Makhachev — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (45%)Submission() 0
4 (36%)Decision() 0
Kuntz — win / loss by method
Record: 17-1-1

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (53%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (18%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (24%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (6%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Makhachev
Kuntz
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Makhachev
Kuntz
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Makhachev
Kuntz
69W–34L · 67.0%
Overall
122W–110L · 52.6%
69W–34L · 67.0%
Wins
118W–106L · 52.7%
0W–0L
Losses
4W–4L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Makhachev
Kuntz
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Makhachev
Kuntz
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Makhachev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Kuntz
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Islam Makhachev

No UFC fights on record.

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

Leo Kuntz

No UFC fights on record.

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