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UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
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David Michaud
David Michaud
8-1 · USA
April 25, 2015 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. David Michaud by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 1:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Aubin-Mercier15/202/1004:09
Michaud2/80/000:00
R2
Aubin-Mercier27/570/210:50
Michaud13/380/000:00
R3 · 1:35
Aubin-Mercier7/91/301:16
Michaud2/60/000:00
Total
Aubin-Mercier49/863/1516:15
Michaud17/520/000:00

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
Aubin-MercierWin probabilityMichaud
72.5%27.5%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
33%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.8 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Aubin-Mercier, blue toward Michaud. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aubin-Mercier72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%22%
Submission27%37%
Decision29%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 49
Takedowns1.3 (0.13.2)act 3
Michaud28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%31%
Submission6%22%
Decision13%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 17
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R210%
R35%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Aubin-Mercier
55.9%-131
Michaud
+13142.7%
Most takedownstie 15.0%
Aubin-Mercier
77.6%-1041
Michaud
+10417.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aubin-Mercier
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
42.2%
+137
Under 42.5
57.8%
-137
053106
Michaud
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
42.8%
+134
Under 36.5
57.2%
-134
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Aubin-Mercier
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
52.7%
-111
Under 1.5
47.3%
+111
035
Michaud
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
31.1%
Exactly 0
68.9%
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 8.8 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
Aubin-Mercier72.5%74.6%−2.1-340
Michaud27.5%25.4%+2.1+280

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
62.2Striking62.0
Aubin-Mercier +0.1
33.9Grappling74.8
Michaud +41.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Aubin-MercierMichaud
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1522
1528
Divisional
1538
1485
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1496
1550
Grappling offense
1506
1546
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.25
Strikes landed / min
3.93
46%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.07
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
58%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.50
29%
Takedown accuracy
58%
0%
Takedown defense
71%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
  • WJake LindseySUB R2
    Close -5257mo before
  • LChad LapriseS-DEC R3
    Close -1551y before
David Michaud
  • WGarett WhiteleyU-DEC R3
    Close -2304mo before
  • LLi JingliangS-DEC R3
    Close -12511mo before
Aubin-Mercier — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Michaud — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Aubin-Mercier
Michaud
2
UFC fights
2
23.4 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
14y 9m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Aubin-Mercier
Michaud
16W–1L · 94.1%
Overall
15W–4L · 78.9%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
7W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aubin-Mercier
Michaud
7W–2L · 77.8%
Overall
45W–40L · 52.9%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Wins
45W–40L · 52.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Aubin-Mercier
Michaud
3.89
Landed / min
5.55
43.7%
Accuracy
38.2%
59.5%
Defense
61.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
72.5%
Time at distance
45.6%
Grappling & control
Aubin-Mercier
Michaud
2.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.50
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
58.3%
0.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
82.1%
Control share
75.5%
Strike target map
Aubin-Mercier
  • Head68%(52)div 63%
  • Body26%(20)div 20%
  • Legs5%(4)div 17%
Michaud
  • Head72%(85)div 63%
  • Body21%(25)div 20%
  • Legs7%(8)div 17%

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Michaud
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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