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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson
11-2-1 · USA
VS
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
19-3 · USA
December 14, 2013 · Sacramento, California, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
125.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:08
Johnson7/140/110:02
Benavidez4/270/000:00
Total
Johnson7/140/110:02
Benavidez4/270/000:00

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 probabilityBenavidez
59.5%40.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 17.8 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 Benavidez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%21%
Submission11%18%
Decision37%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4398)act 7
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.5)act 0
Benavidez40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%35%
Submission9%23%
Decision17%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R214%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Johnson
67.0%-208
Benavidez
+20832.2%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Johnson
61.2%-790
Benavidez
+7907.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 75.6
75.5
Over 75.5
42.6%
+135
Under 75.5
57.4%
-135
095190
Benavidez
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.4%
+136
Under 51.5
57.6%
-136
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.5%
+130
Under 1.5
56.5%
-130
035
Benavidez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.5%
Exactly 0
83.5%
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 17.8 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
Johnson59.5%56.4%+3.1-135
Benavidez40.5%43.6%−3.1+125

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
75.3Striking64.3
Johnson +11.0
66.3Grappling41.3
Johnson +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonBenavidez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1608
1581
Divisional
1583
1492
Striking offense
1513
1533
Striking defense
1528
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.47
Strikes landed / min
3.52
50%
Strike accuracy
33%
2.12
Strikes absorbed / min
2.39
65%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
53%
Takedown accuracy
21%
71%
Takedown defense
67%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
86%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
17%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
101
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Demetrious Johnson
  • WJohn MoragaSUB R5
    Close -4205mo before
  • WJohn DodsonU-DEC R5
    Close -24511mo before
  • WJoseph BenavidezS-DEC R5
    Close +2251y 3mo before
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 6mo before
  • DIan McCallM-DEC R3
    Close -3101y 9mo before
Joseph Benavidez
  • WJussier FormigaKO/TKO R1
    Close -7203mo before
  • WDarren UyenoyamaKO/TKO R2
    Close -5708mo before
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -21010mo before
  • LDemetrious JohnsonS-DEC R5
    Close -2451y 3mo before
  • WYasuhiro UrushitaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -8701y 9mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-1

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
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (83%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Benavidez
8
UFC fights
7
158.7 min · 19.8 avg
Octagon time
88.1 min · 12.6 avg
16y 11m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Benavidez
129W–17L · 88.4%
Overall
93W–28L · 76.9%
111W–16L · 87.4%
Wins
85W–26L · 76.6%
18W–1L · 94.7%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Benavidez
48W–14L · 77.4%
Overall
154W–33L · 82.4%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
126W–31L · 80.3%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
28W–2L · 93.3%
Distance striking
Johnson
Benavidez
4.42
Landed / min
4.00
39.0%
Accuracy
30.1%
74.0%
Defense
62.7%
0.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.68
44.3%
Time at distance
73.5%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Benavidez
3.78
Takedowns / 15 min
1.36
53.3%
Takedown accuracy
21.1%
70.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.51
55.1%
Control share
72.0%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head42%(233)div 56%
  • Body33%(179)div 24%
  • Legs25%(138)div 20%
Benavidez
  • Head51%(158)div 56%
  • Body27%(83)div 24%
  • Legs22%(69)div 20%

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

Demetrious Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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