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UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
14-8 · USA
VS
Melvin Guillard
Melvin Guillard
31-12-2 · USA
March 8, 2014 · London, England, United Kingdom
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Melvin Guillard by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson18/430/200:14
Guillard10/380/100:00
R2
Johnson16/500/100:00
Guillard6/370/000:00
R3
Johnson14/531/101:00
Guillard6/280/000:00
Total
Johnson48/1461/401:14
Guillard22/1030/100:00

Scorecards

Johnson vs Guillard

RdBen CartlidgeChris WattsTom HarrisCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.7
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.3-27.7

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 11 Johnson · 0 Guillard

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

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 probabilityGuillard
56.7%43.3%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
9%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 13.0 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 Guillard. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission6%10%
Decision38%66%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 48
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Guillard43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%36%
Submission3%7%
Decision25%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3477)act 22
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~108 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R23%
R325%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Johnson
40.8%+143
Guillard
-14358.2%
Most takedownstie 67.0%
Johnson
20.8%-171
Guillard
+17112.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 49.1
49
Over 49
42.0%
+135
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
56.6%
-135
062123
Guillard
Expected: 59.3
59.5
Over 59.5
42.3%
+137
Under 59.5
57.7%
-137
075149
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.2%
Exactly 0
76.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Guillard
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.9%
Exactly 0
85.1%
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 13.0 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
Johnson56.7%59.0%−2.3-150
Guillard43.3%41.0%+2.3+140

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
67.0Striking72.8
Guillard +5.8
49.2Grappling53.8
Guillard +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonGuillard
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1574
1550
Divisional
1575
1518
Striking offense
1527
1535
Striking defense
1570
1477
Grappling offense
1485
1516
Grappling defense
1477
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
3.24
39%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
1.67
61%
Strike defense
68%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
57%
Takedown accuracy
70%
77%
Takedown defense
65%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
57%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
70
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WGleison TibauKO/TKO R2
    Close +1352mo before
  • WJoe LauzonU-DEC R3
    Close +2257mo before
  • LReza MadadiSUB R3
    Close -29011mo before
  • LMyles JuryU-DEC R3
    Close -2551y 2mo before
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close -1851y 5mo before
Melvin Guillard
  • WMac DanzigKO/TKO R2
    Close -1557mo before
  • LJamie VarnerS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
  • LDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +3051y 7mo before
  • WFabricio CamoesU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y 8mo before
  • LJim MillerSUB R1
    Close +1402y 2mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 14-8-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 6 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Guillard — win / loss by method
Record: 31-12-2, 2 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
20 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
6% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
12win8loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 6
4 (33%)Decision(13%) 1
Non-UFC
19win4loss2draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (11%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (26%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Guillard
10
UFC fights
21
106.9 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
131.3 min · 6.3 avg
18y 6m
Career length
23y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Guillard
134W–35L · 79.3%
Overall
302W–88L · 77.4%
90W–29L · 75.6%
Wins
143W–42L · 77.3%
44W–6L · 88.0%
Losses
159W–46L · 77.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Guillard
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
86W–59L · 59.3%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
59W–49L · 54.6%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
27W–10L · 73.0%
Distance striking
Johnson
Guillard
5.21
Landed / min
3.83
35.2%
Accuracy
37.1%
74.3%
Defense
70.3%
1.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.49
52.6%
Time at distance
59.5%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Guillard
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.60
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
70.0%
77.1%
Takedown defense
64.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
22.3%
Control share
28.2%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head62%(235)div 64%
  • Body21%(78)div 20%
  • Legs17%(64)div 17%
Guillard
  • Head67%(285)div 64%
  • Body20%(86)div 20%
  • Legs13%(55)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.

Melvin Guillard
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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