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UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
8-3 · USA
VS
Lavar Johnson
Lavar Johnson
17-6 · USA
February 23, 2013 · Anaheim, California, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Brendan Schaub def. Lavar Johnson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Schaub4/62/304:03
Johnson16/221/100:27
R2
Schaub7/121/303:37
Johnson13/190/000:29
R3
Schaub7/132/204:21
Johnson7/110/000:00
Total
Schaub18/315/8012:01
Johnson36/521/100:56

Scorecards

Schaub vs Johnson

RdCecil PeoplesDerek ClearyMike BeltranCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.9-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.6-27.6

Media (10 cards) · avg 3027 · 10 Schaub · 0 Johnson

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

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
SchaubWin probabilityJohnson
56.9%43.1%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
14%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Schaub57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%51%
Submission7%13%
Decision21%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 18
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 5
Johnson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%62%
Submission7%16%
Decision9%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 36
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R218%
R313%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Schaub
48.3%+102
Johnson
-10249.5%
Most takedownstie 37.0%
Schaub
52.6%-507
Johnson
+50710.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.1%
+138
Under 25.5
57.9%
-138
03264
Johnson
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
42.9%
+133
Under 25.5
57.1%
-133
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Schaub
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.7%
+106
Exactly 1
18.4%
push
Under 1
41.9%
-106
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.6%
Exactly 0
81.4%
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 8.5 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
Schaub56.9%50.0%+6.9-105
Johnson43.1%50.0%−6.9-105

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
70.3Striking82.9
Johnson +12.6
52.3Grappling25.0
Schaub +27.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchaubJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1546
1533
Divisional
1546
1520
Striking offense
1515
1499
Striking defense
1497
1505
Grappling offense
1506
1524
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
82"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.13
Strikes landed / min
10.68
36%
Strike accuracy
64%
2.38
Strikes absorbed / min
3.66
63%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
44%
Takedown accuracy
88%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
67%
75%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brendan Schaub
  • LBen RothwellKO/TKO R1
    Close -21510mo before
  • LAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2551y 6mo before
  • WMirko FilipovicKO/TKO R3
    Close -2451y 11mo before
  • WGabriel GonzagaU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 4mo before
  • WChris TuchschererKO/TKO R1
    Close -3052y 8mo before
Lavar Johnson
  • LStefan StruveSUB R1
    Close +1209mo before
  • WPat BarryKO/TKO R1
    Close +14010mo before
  • WJoey BeltranKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 1mo before
Schaub — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
7 wins, 3 losses
W
88% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
16 wins, 2 losses
W
94% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
6% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (93%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(60%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Schaub
Johnson
7
UFC fights
3
38.7 min · 5.5 avg
Octagon time
10.1 min · 3.4 avg
18y 1m
Career length
22y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schaub
Johnson
137W–34L · 80.1%
Overall
43W–15L · 74.1%
65W–16L · 80.2%
Wins
20W–10L · 66.7%
72W–18L · 80.0%
Losses
23W–5L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schaub
Johnson
5W–12L · 29.4%
Overall
102W–43L · 70.3%
5W–12L · 29.4%
Wins
73W–38L · 65.8%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–5L · 85.3%
Distance striking
Schaub
Johnson
3.59
Landed / min
16.25
25.4%
Accuracy
59.4%
68.8%
Defense
65.9%
1.55
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.97
59.0%
Time at distance
34.7%
Grappling & control
Schaub
Johnson
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
87.5%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
68.3%
Control share
51.6%
Strike target map
Schaub
  • Head85%(136)div 67%
  • Body14%(22)div 17%
  • Legs1%(2)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head77%(83)div 67%
  • Body17%(18)div 17%
  • Legs6%(7)div 16%

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

Brendan Schaub
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Lavar Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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