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UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
15-8 · USA
VS
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
15-2 · BRA
February 22, 2015 · Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Edson Barboza by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson14/730/000:04
Barboza13/330/100:00
R2
Johnson14/600/000:35
Barboza7/330/100:00
R3
Johnson10/541/100:22
Barboza11/320/000:00
Total
Johnson38/1871/101:01
Barboza31/980/200:00

Scorecards

Johnson vs Barboza

RdGuilherme BravoMarco Aurelio BorgesMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R39-1010-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.7-27.3

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 14 Johnson · 0 Barboza

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Johnson-Barboza.

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
JohnsonWin probabilityBarboza
63.4%36.6%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
0%
Decision
76%
Expected fight time: 13.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnson63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%21%
Submission0%0%
Decision49%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes109 (63141)act 38
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 1
Barboza37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission0%0%
Decision26%71%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes91 (52118)act 31
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~199 sig strikes~0.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R13%
R29%
R312%
Distance76%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Johnson
58.3%-141
Barboza
+14141.2%
Most takedownstie 83.5%
Johnson
11.0%-196
Barboza
+1965.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 108.7
108.5
Over 108.5
42.6%
+135
Under 108.5
57.4%
-135
0136272
Barboza
Expected: 90.6
90.5
Over 90.5
42.6%
+135
Under 90.5
57.4%
-135
0114227
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.5%
Exactly 0
88.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Barboza
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.1%
Exactly 0
93.9%
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 13.7 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
Johnson63.4%43.6%+19.8+125
Barboza36.6%56.4%−19.8-135

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
68.0Striking67.3
Johnson +0.6
45.3Grappling53.3
Barboza +8.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonBarboza
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1623
1567
Divisional
1623
1516
Striking offense
1533
1543
Striking defense
1510
1473
Grappling offense
1469
1521
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
4.06
38%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
63%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
45%
Takedown accuracy
67%
78%
Takedown defense
85%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
82%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
43%
Finish rate
56%
Recent opp. quality
351
Days since last fight
92
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WMelvin GuillardU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y before
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R2
    Close +1351y 2mo before
  • WJoe LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 6mo before
  • LReza MadadiSUB R3
    Close -2901y 11mo before
  • LMyles JuryU-DEC R3
    Close -2552y 2mo before
Edson Barboza
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -1453mo before
  • WEvan DunhamKO/TKO R1
    Close -3207mo before
  • LDonald CerroneSUB R1
    Close -17010mo before
  • WDanny CastilloM-DEC R3
    Close -2801y 2mo before
  • WRafaello OliveiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -6001y 8mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-8-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 6 losses
W
13% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (57%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Barboza
11
UFC fights
11
121.9 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
101.6 min · 9.2 avg
18y 6m
Career length
17y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Barboza
165W–47L · 77.8%
Overall
170W–45L · 79.1%
121W–41L · 74.7%
Wins
129W–33L · 79.6%
44W–6L · 88.0%
Losses
41W–12L · 77.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Barboza
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
43W–32L · 57.3%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
43W–32L · 57.3%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Barboza
4.86
Landed / min
4.42
34.7%
Accuracy
39.4%
75.9%
Defense
64.3%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.18
55.6%
Time at distance
85.2%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Barboza
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
77.6%
Takedown defense
84.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
24.3%
Control share
54.2%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head59%(251)div 63%
  • Body21%(89)div 20%
  • Legs20%(85)div 17%
Barboza
  • Head42%(172)div 63%
  • Body24%(98)div 20%
  • Legs34%(142)div 17%

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

Michael Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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