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UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
12-8 · USA
VS
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
22-8 · USA
August 17, 2013 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Joe Lauzon by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson42/940/020:14
Lauzon7/260/100:00
R2
Johnson27/591/100:40
Lauzon11/460/100:28
R3
Johnson47/1021/100:07
Lauzon7/370/200:00
Total
Johnson116/2552/221:01
Lauzon25/1090/400:28

Scorecards

Johnson vs Lauzon

RdBryan MinerSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-810-8.3
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-810-9
Total30-2730-2730-2530-26.3

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.826.5 · 11 Johnson · 0 Lauzon

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

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 probabilityLauzon
63.7%36.3%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
4%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 12.8 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 Lauzon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%39%
Submission0%1%
Decision39%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes100 (57130)act 116
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 2
Lauzon36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%45%
Submission4%10%
Decision16%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 25
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 0
Combined totals~153 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R26%
R331%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Johnson
76.6%-336
Lauzon
+33622.8%
Most takedownstie 43.3%
Johnson
2.7%+2029
Lauzon
-202954.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 99.9
100
Over 100
42.1%
+136
Exactly 100
0.7%
push
Under 100
57.2%
-136
0125250
Lauzon
Expected: 53.3
53.5
Over 53.5
42.3%
+136
Under 53.5
57.7%
-136
067134
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.0%
Exactly 0
95.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lauzon
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
38.4%
+116
Exactly 1
16.8%
push
Under 1
44.7%
-116
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 12.8 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
Johnson63.7%30.2%+33.5+225
Lauzon36.3%69.8%−33.5-245

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
60.9Striking54.7
Johnson +6.2
40.4Grappling76.8
Lauzon +36.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonLauzon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1577
1511
Divisional
1576
1508
Striking offense
1472
1529
Striking defense
1484
1480
Grappling offense
1563
1496
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
2.33
38%
Strike accuracy
36%
3.03
Strikes absorbed / min
4.19
57%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
40%
Takedown accuracy
46%
74%
Takedown defense
57%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
64%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • LReza MadadiSUB R3
    Close -2904mo before
  • LMyles JuryU-DEC R3
    Close -2558mo before
  • WDanny CastilloKO/TKO R2
    Close -18510mo before
  • WTony FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close +2851y 3mo before
  • WShane RollerU-DEC R3
    Close +2251y 7mo before
Joe Lauzon
  • LJim MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1708mo before
  • WJamie VarnerSUB R3
    Close -1151y before
  • LAnthony PettisKO/TKO R1
    Close +2581y 6mo before
  • WMelvin GuillardSUB R1
    Close +4351y 10mo before
  • WCurt WarburtonSUB R1
    Close -3202y 2mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-8-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 6 losses
W
17% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Lauzon — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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
5 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 3 losses
W
77% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
7 (78%)Submission(20%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
10 (77%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Lauzon
8
UFC fights
14
85.3 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
90.5 min · 6.5 avg
18y 6m
Career length
22y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Lauzon
83W–18L · 82.2%
Overall
229W–62L · 78.7%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Wins
159W–46L · 77.6%
44W–6L · 88.0%
Losses
70W–16L · 81.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Lauzon
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
63W–21L · 75.0%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
36W–16L · 69.2%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
27W–5L · 84.4%
1 of Lauzon's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Johnson
Lauzon
4.45
Landed / min
2.50
32.8%
Accuracy
24.3%
71.8%
Defense
64.4%
0.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
44.7%
Time at distance
48.2%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Lauzon
0.35
Takedowns / 15 min
2.98
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
46.2%
73.8%
Takedown defense
57.1%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.98
21.2%
Control share
53.6%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head59%(142)div 64%
  • Body20%(48)div 19%
  • Legs21%(49)div 17%
Lauzon
  • Head89%(188)div 64%
  • Body8%(16)div 19%
  • Legs3%(7)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.

Joe Lauzon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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