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UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Justin Scoggins
Justin Scoggins
9-2 · USA
VS
Josh Sampo
Josh Sampo
11-4 · USA
May 23, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Justin Scoggins def. Josh Sampo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Scoggins29/510/100:00
Sampo11/310/100:00
R2
Scoggins19/440/000:12
Sampo16/340/300:15
R3
Scoggins16/331/100:19
Sampo8/261/301:12
Total
Scoggins64/1281/200:31
Sampo35/911/701:27

Scorecards

Scoggins vs Sampo

RdDerek ClearyPatricia Morse JarmanTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 13 Scoggins · 0 Sampo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Scoggins-Sampo.

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
ScogginsWin probabilitySampo
81.1%18.9%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
21%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Scoggins81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO35%43%
Submission14%18%
Decision32%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 64
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 1
Sampo19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%18%
Submission7%38%
Decision8%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1128)act 35
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R213%
R311%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Scoggins
74.5%-310
Sampo
+31024.0%
Most takedownstie 25.7%
Scoggins
38.0%-105
Sampo
+10536.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Scoggins
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
41.9%
+135
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.4%
-135
04998
Sampo
Expected: 21.5
21.5
Over 21.5
42.4%
+136
Under 21.5
57.6%
-136
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Scoggins
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.7%
+104
Exactly 1
25.0%
push
Under 1
38.2%
-104
035
Sampo
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
35.8%
+112
Exactly 1
24.2%
push
Under 1
40.0%
-112
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 9.2 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
Scoggins81.1%80.6%+0.5-500
Sampo18.9%19.4%−0.5+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.

Trait web
80.1Striking60.6
Scoggins +19.4
83.7Grappling65.8
Scoggins +17.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ScogginsSampo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1505
1522
Divisional
1505
1507
Striking offense
1483
1514
Striking defense
1496
1520
Grappling offense
1533
1502
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
23 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
64"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
1.81
64%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.21
Strikes absorbed / min
2.25
60%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
67%
Takedown accuracy
100%
71%
Takedown defense
38%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
50%
Last-5 win rate
33%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
260
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Scoggins
  • LJohn MoragaSUB R2
    Close -2509mo before
  • LDustin OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close -29011mo before
  • WWill CampuzanoU-DEC R3
    Close -6751y 2mo before
  • WRichie VaculikKO/TKO R1
    Close -3401y 6mo before
Josh Sampo
  • LPaddy HolohanSUB R1
    Close -24510mo before
  • LZach MakovskyU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 3mo before
  • WRyan BenoitSUB R2
    Close -1151y 6mo before
Scoggins — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Sampo — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
55% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Scoggins
Sampo
4
UFC fights
3
40.5 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
27.6 min · 9.2 avg
14y 5m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Scoggins
Sampo
49W–12L · 80.3%
Overall
33W–6L · 84.6%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
27W–6L · 81.8%
Losses
26W–4L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Scoggins
Sampo
15W–21L · 41.7%
Overall
70W–34L · 67.3%
15W–21L · 41.7%
Wins
55W–21L · 72.4%
0W–0L
Losses
15W–13L · 53.6%
Distance striking
Scoggins
Sampo
5.29
Landed / min
3.17
46.3%
Accuracy
32.1%
76.8%
Defense
64.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
20.6%
Time at distance
41.1%
Grappling & control
Scoggins
Sampo
5.93
Takedowns / 15 min
1.09
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
37.5%
1.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.26
75.9%
Control share
37.0%
Strike target map
Scoggins
  • Head75%(94)div 60%
  • Body14%(17)div 24%
  • Legs11%(14)div 17%
Sampo
  • Head58%(29)div 60%
  • Body26%(13)div 24%
  • Legs16%(8)div 17%

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

Justin Scoggins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Josh Sampo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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