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UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
18-4 · USA
VS
January 24, 2015 · Stockholm, Sweden
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Anthony Johnson def. Alexander Gustafsson by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:15
Johnson30/470/010:32
Gustafsson10/200/000:00
Total
Johnson30/470/010:32
Gustafsson10/200/000:00

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
JohnsonWin probabilityGustafsson
62.9%37.1%
KO / TKO
62%
Submission
10%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 12.6 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 Gustafsson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%65%
Submission3%4%
Decision19%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 30
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Gustafsson37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%57%
Submission7%19%
Decision9%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 10
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R227%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Johnson
69.6%-237
Gustafsson
+23729.4%
Most takedownstie 44.6%
Johnson
42.9%-342
Gustafsson
+34212.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Gustafsson
Expected: 39.0
39
Over 39
41.7%
+136
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.6%
-136
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
48.4%
+107
Under 0.5
51.6%
-107
035
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
19.4%
Exactly 0
80.6%
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 12.6 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
Johnson62.9%27.2%+35.7+260
Gustafsson37.1%72.8%−35.7-290

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
73.6Striking61.7
Johnson +11.8
72.4Grappling62.7
Johnson +9.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonGustafsson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1626
1548
Divisional
1624
1535
Striking offense
1522
1548
Striking defense
1516
1518
Grappling offense
1517
1537
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'5"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.07
Strikes landed / min
4.05
44%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.58
Strikes absorbed / min
3.13
67%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
58%
Takedown accuracy
40%
85%
Takedown defense
87%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
78%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
322
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Johnson
  • WRogerio NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -6606mo before
  • WPhil DavisU-DEC R3
    Close +2209mo before
  • LVitor BelfortSUB R1
    missedClose +1153y before
  • WCharlie BrennemanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2003y 4mo before
  • WDan HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -1733y 10mo before
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2
    Close -52511mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +6601y 4mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R3
    Close -2802y 2mo before
  • WThiago SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2602y 9mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3303y 1mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Gustafsson
13
UFC fights
10
86.7 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
89.8 min · 9.0 avg
19y 11m
Career length
18y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Gustafsson
195W–54L · 78.3%
Overall
147W–28L · 84.0%
128W–28L · 82.1%
Wins
124W–27L · 82.1%
67W–26L · 72.0%
Losses
23W–1L · 95.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Gustafsson
98W–36L · 73.1%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
98W–36L · 73.1%
Wins
48W–24L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Gustafsson
4.22
Landed / min
4.50
37.0%
Accuracy
32.5%
74.1%
Defense
50.7%
1.56
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
44.6%
Time at distance
67.5%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Gustafsson
2.60
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
57.7%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
85.0%
Takedown defense
86.7%
0.87
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.84
79.5%
Control share
62.4%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head64%(171)div 64%
  • Body16%(43)div 19%
  • Legs20%(52)div 17%
Gustafsson
  • Head70%(256)div 64%
  • Body16%(58)div 19%
  • Legs14%(50)div 17%

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

Anthony Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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