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UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
John Dodson
John Dodson
13-5 · USA
VS
Jussier Formiga
Jussier Formiga
14-1 · BRA
October 5, 2012 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
John Dodson def. Jussier Formiga by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 4:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dodson9/430/200:00
Formiga6/200/300:00
R2 · 4:35
Dodson24/690/020:19
Formiga3/170/200:00
Total
Dodson33/1120/220:19
Formiga9/370/500:00

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
DodsonWin probabilityFormiga
41.8%58.2%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
3%
Decision
85%
Expected fight time: 14.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Dodson42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%21%
Submission0%1%
Decision33%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 33
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Formiga58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%6%
Submission2%4%
Decision53%90%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 9
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R13%
R26%
R35%
Distance86%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Dodson
60.3%-156
Formiga
+15638.5%
Most takedownstie 33.1%
Dodson
7.9%+749
Formiga
-74959.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.3%
+136
Under 51.5
57.7%
-136
065129
Formiga
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
42.5%
+135
Under 40.5
57.5%
-135
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.5%
Exactly 0
83.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Formiga
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
39.0%
-111
Exactly 1
25.7%
push
Under 1
35.3%
+111
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 14.0 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
Dodson41.8%70.6%−28.8-255
Formiga58.2%29.4%+28.8+235

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DodsonFormiga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1538
Pound-for-pound
1543
1522
Divisional
1543
1508
Striking offense
1482
1507
Striking defense
1500
1499
Grappling offense
1561
1507
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'5"
66"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.15
Strikes landed / min
34%
Strike accuracy
4.79
Strikes absorbed / min
67%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Dodson
  • WTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close -5105mo before
  • WTJ DillashawKO/TKO R1
    Close +19510mo before
Jussier Formiga
No prior UFC fights.
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5
Formiga — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (50%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Dodson
Formiga
2
UFC fights
0
16.9 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
21y 11m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Dodson
Formiga
12W–2L · 85.7%
Overall
12W–2L · 85.7%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dodson
Formiga
48W–15L · 76.2%
Overall
109W–22L · 83.2%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
101W–20L · 83.5%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Dodson
Formiga
5.25
Landed / min
33.5%
Accuracy
69.2%
Defense
0.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
93.6%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Dodson
Formiga
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
88.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Dodson
  • Head69%(60)div 55%
  • Body20%(17)div 28%
  • Legs11%(10)div 16%
Formiga
  • Head0%(0)div 55%
  • Body0%(0)div 28%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

John Dodson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jussier Formiga

No UFC fights on record.

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