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UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan
13-8 · USA
VS
Cody Gibson
Cody Gibson
12-4 · USA
September 27, 2014 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Manvel Gamburyan def. Cody Gibson by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 4:56
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gamburyan7/271/300:32
Gibson29/750/000:46
R2 · 4:56
Gamburyan4/251/301:00
Gibson20/431/211:57
Total
Gamburyan11/522/601:32
Gibson49/1181/212:43

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
GamburyanWin probabilityGibson
36.7%63.3%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
38%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gamburyan37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%16%
Submission17%45%
Decision14%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1332)act 11
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.8)act 2
Gibson63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%31%
Submission22%34%
Decision22%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1946)act 49
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R241%
R35%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Gamburyan
33.9%+190
Gibson
-19064.4%
Most takedownstie 30.5%
Gamburyan
55.4%-394
Gibson
+39414.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gamburyan
Expected: 24.9
25
Over 25
40.9%
+138
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
56.5%
-138
03263
Gibson
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
41.7%
+135
Exactly 35
1.9%
push
Under 35
56.4%
-135
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Gamburyan
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.9%
+123
Under 1.5
55.1%
-123
035
Gibson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.1%
+269
Under 0.5
72.9%
-269
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 9.7 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
Gamburyan36.7%40.2%−3.5+145
Gibson63.3%59.8%+3.5-155

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
58.6Striking48.5
Gamburyan +10.2
58.3Grappling67.3
Gibson +9.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GamburyanGibson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1494
Pound-for-pound
1520
1515
Divisional
1519
1465
Striking offense
1487
1509
Striking defense
1503
1524
Grappling offense
1549
1488
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
33 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.90
Strikes landed / min
1.34
40%
Strike accuracy
34%
2.85
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
56%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
33%
Takedown accuracy
67%
72%
Takedown defense
40%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
36%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Manvel Gamburyan
  • LNik LentzU-DEC R3
    Close +4605mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 1mo before
  • WMichihiro OmigawaU-DEC R3
    Close -1902y 2mo before
  • LDiego NunesU-DEC R3
    Close +1952y 9mo before
  • LTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close +2153y 3mo before
Cody Gibson
  • WJohnny BedfordKO/TKO R1
    Close +1703mo before
  • LAljamain SterlingU-DEC R3
    Close +2807mo before
Gamburyan — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0, 1 NC

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
4win6loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(17%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Gibson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (36%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Gamburyan
Gibson
11
UFC fights
2
113.7 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
15.6 min · 7.8 avg
27y 6m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gamburyan
Gibson
129W–49L · 72.5%
Overall
27W–10L · 73.0%
49W–25L · 66.2%
Wins
19W–10L · 65.5%
80W–24L · 76.9%
Losses
8W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gamburyan
Gibson
86W–16L · 84.3%
Overall
79W–35L · 69.3%
58W–15L · 79.5%
Wins
56W–30L · 65.1%
28W–1L · 96.6%
Losses
23W–5L · 82.1%
Distance striking
Gamburyan
Gibson
2.70
Landed / min
2.96
33.1%
Accuracy
22.6%
62.8%
Defense
67.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.96
41.7%
Time at distance
15.1%
Grappling & control
Gamburyan
Gibson
3.03
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
32.9%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
71.9%
Takedown defense
40.0%
0.66
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.96
52.2%
Control share
29.0%
Strike target map
Gamburyan
  • Head66%(142)div 63%
  • Body15%(33)div 21%
  • Legs19%(41)div 16%
Gibson
  • Head52%(11)div 63%
  • Body38%(8)div 21%
  • Legs10%(2)div 16%

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

Manvel Gamburyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cody Gibson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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