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UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz
19-1 · USA
VS
Takeya Mizugaki
Takeya Mizugaki
20-7-2 · JPN
September 27, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Dominick Cruz def. Takeya Mizugaki by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:01
Cruz26/352/200:23
Mizugaki2/100/000:00
Total
Cruz26/352/200:23
Mizugaki2/100/000:00

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
CruzWin probabilityMizugaki
81.8%18.2%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
14%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cruz82%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%25%
Submission12%15%
Decision49%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3070)act 26
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 2
Mizugaki18%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%22%
Submission2%12%
Decision12%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R210%
R39%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Cruz
60.9%-160
Mizugaki
+16038.0%
Most takedownstie 43.2%
Cruz
40.3%-245
Mizugaki
+24516.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 53.9
54
Over 54
41.7%
+137
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
57.0%
-137
068135
Mizugaki
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.7%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.7%
-136
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.4%
+180
Exactly 1
17.5%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-180
035
Mizugaki
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.1%
+299
Under 0.5
74.9%
-299
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 11.6 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
Cruz81.8%83.0%−1.2-560
Mizugaki18.2%17.0%+1.2+475

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
69.6Striking67.4
Cruz +2.2
67.4Grappling54.0
Cruz +13.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CruzMizugaki
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1595
1590
Divisional
1596
1497
Striking offense
1494
1505
Striking defense
1515
1505
Grappling offense
1501
1504
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
3.95
42%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.26
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
67%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
44%
Takedown accuracy
53%
82%
Takedown defense
68%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
14%
Recent opp. quality
1092
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dominick Cruz
  • WDemetrious JohnsonU-DEC R5
    Close -5503y before
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1853y 3mo before
Takeya Mizugaki
  • WFrancisco RiveraU-DEC R3
    Close -1454mo before
  • WNam PhanU-DEC R3
    Close -32510mo before
  • WErik PerezS-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 1mo before
  • WBryan CarawayS-DEC R3
    Close -2151y 7mo before
  • WJeff HouglandU-DEC R3
    Close -4401y 11mo before
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (35%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(100%) 1
10 (59%)Decision(0%) 0
Mizugaki — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-2

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
5% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 5 losses
W
70% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (86%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
13win5loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (62%)Decision(60%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Cruz
Mizugaki
2
UFC fights
9
50.0 min · 25.0 avg
Octagon time
129.5 min · 14.4 avg
21y 6m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cruz
Mizugaki
32W–5L · 86.5%
Overall
113W–40L · 73.9%
32W–5L · 86.5%
Wins
92W–36L · 71.9%
0W–0L
Losses
21W–4L · 84.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cruz
Mizugaki
109W–33L · 76.8%
Overall
181W–60L · 75.1%
92W–32L · 74.2%
Wins
95W–44L · 68.3%
17W–1L · 94.4%
Losses
86W–16L · 84.3%
Distance striking
Cruz
Mizugaki
4.05
Landed / min
5.83
35.8%
Accuracy
35.4%
72.7%
Defense
65.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
55.3%
Time at distance
46.8%
Grappling & control
Cruz
Mizugaki
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.85
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
53.3%
81.8%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
80.3%
Control share
65.4%
Strike target map
Cruz
  • Head51%(76)div 63%
  • Body36%(54)div 21%
  • Legs13%(20)div 16%
Mizugaki
  • Head74%(377)div 63%
  • Body18%(92)div 21%
  • Legs8%(42)div 16%

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

Dominick Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Takeya Mizugaki
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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