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UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
16-4 · USA
VS
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
12-1 · USA
April 26, 2014 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Anthony Johnson def. Phil Davis by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson17/400/000:04
Davis2/270/300:00
R2
Johnson14/500/000:00
Davis10/500/200:00
R3
Johnson14/420/100:11
Davis9/500/300:32
Total
Johnson45/1320/100:15
Davis21/1270/800:32

Scorecards

Johnson vs Davis

RdCardo UrsoDerek ClearyRichard BertrandCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-8.9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-26.8

Media (12 cards) · avg 3027 · 12 Johnson · 0 Davis

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

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 probabilityDavis
60.1%39.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
9%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.7 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 Davis. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%
Submission2%3%
Decision33%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 45
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Davis40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission7%17%
Decision28%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 21
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R218%
R36%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Johnson
63.6%-184
Davis
+18434.5%
Most takedownstie 37.3%
Johnson
28.8%+118
Davis
-11834.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 32.8
33
Over 33
41.0%
+139
Exactly 33
2.0%
push
Under 33
57.0%
-139
04182
Davis
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
42.8%
+134
Under 23.5
57.2%
-134
03060
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
43.0%
+132
Under 0.5
57.0%
-132
035
Davis
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
47.7%
+110
Under 0.5
52.3%
-110
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 11.7 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
Johnson60.1%30.7%+29.4+220
Davis39.9%69.3%−29.4-240

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
72.3Striking72.7
Davis +0.5
74.9Grappling61.5
Johnson +13.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonDavis
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1621
1508
Divisional
1620
1529
Striking offense
1468
1536
Striking defense
1562
1519
Grappling offense
1520
1529
Grappling defense
1539
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'2"
78"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
3.07
47%
Strike accuracy
38%
1.63
Strikes absorbed / min
1.16
60%
Strike defense
72%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.17
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
60%
Takedown accuracy
42%
75%
Takedown defense
71%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
80%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
86%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
833
Days since last fight
266
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Johnson
  • LVitor BelfortSUB R1
    missedClose +1152y 3mo before
  • WCharlie BrennemanKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 7mo before
  • WDan HardyU-DEC R3
    Close -1733y 1mo before
  • LJosh KoscheckSUB R2
    Close -1294y 5mo before
  • WYoshiyuki YoshidaKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -3284y 6mo before
Phil Davis
  • WLyoto MachidaU-DEC R3
    Close +2959mo before
  • WVinny MagalhaesU-DEC R3
    Close -2801y before
  • WWagner PradoSUB R2
    Close -3551y 6mo before
  • LRashad EvansU-DEC R5
    Close +1762y 3mo before
  • WRogerio NogueiraU-DEC R3
    Close -2553y 1mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
1 (14%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0
Davis — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0, 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, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Davis
11
UFC fights
10
71.0 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
123.8 min · 12.4 avg
19y 11m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Davis
162W–48L · 77.1%
Overall
110W–20L · 84.6%
95W–22L · 81.2%
Wins
94W–19L · 83.2%
67W–26L · 72.0%
Losses
16W–1L · 94.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Davis
98W–36L · 73.1%
Overall
16W–8L · 66.7%
98W–36L · 73.1%
Wins
16W–8L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Davis
4.78
Landed / min
2.91
38.4%
Accuracy
25.9%
67.0%
Defense
75.3%
1.69
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.2%
Time at distance
50.0%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Davis
3.17
Takedowns / 15 min
2.67
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
42.3%
75.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
1.06
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.73
80.4%
Control share
84.8%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head62%(132)div 64%
  • Body17%(37)div 19%
  • Legs21%(44)div 18%
Davis
  • Head56%(214)div 64%
  • Body31%(117)div 19%
  • Legs13%(49)div 18%

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.

Phil Davis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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