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UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
11-6 · USA
VS
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
14-4 · USA
October 5, 2012 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Michael Johnson def. Danny Castillo by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson3/90/000:00
Castillo15/310/014:02
R2 · 1:06
Johnson14/270/010:03
Castillo2/40/100:00
Total
Johnson17/360/010:03
Castillo17/350/114:02

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 probabilityCastillo
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
7%
Decision
65%
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 Castillo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission4%7%
Decision40%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3581)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Castillo39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%27%
Submission3%8%
Decision25%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2763)act 17
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~111 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R25%
R321%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Johnson
60.8%-159
Castillo
+15938.3%
Most takedownstie 48.4%
Johnson
6.6%+677
Castillo
-67745.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 62.0
62
Over 62
41.9%
+136
Exactly 62
1.1%
push
Under 62
57.0%
-136
078155
Castillo
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
42.5%
+135
Under 48.5
57.5%
-135
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.7%
Exactly 0
89.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Castillo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
48.0%
+108
Under 0.5
52.0%
-108
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
Johnson61.0%63.7%−2.7-185
Castillo39.0%36.3%+2.7+170

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
67.9Striking74.2
Castillo +6.3
45.0Grappling56.2
Castillo +11.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonCastillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1573
1525
Divisional
1573
1505
Striking offense
1482
1518
Striking defense
1517
1509
Grappling offense
1526
1519
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
26 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
2.84
41%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.88
Strikes absorbed / min
1.45
61%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.70
40%
Takedown accuracy
41%
86%
Takedown defense
68%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
80%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
153
Days since last fight
153
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WTony FergusonU-DEC R3
    Close +2855mo before
  • WShane RollerU-DEC R3
    Close +2258mo before
  • LPaul SassSUB R1
    Close -1731y before
  • WEdward FaalolotoKO/TKO R1
    Close -5601y 3mo before
  • LJonathan BrookinsU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 10mo before
Danny Castillo
  • WJohn CholishU-DEC R3
    Close +1405mo before
  • WAnthony NjokuaniS-DEC R3
    Close -1859mo before
  • WShamar BaileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -37511mo before
  • LJacob VolkmannU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 2mo before
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y 7mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 5 losses
W
18% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
36% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Castillo
5
UFC fights
5
52.7 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
64.9 min · 13.0 avg
18y 6m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Castillo
47W–11L · 81.0%
Overall
77W–24L · 76.2%
25W–8L · 75.8%
Wins
65W–22L · 74.7%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Castillo
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
76W–36L · 67.9%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
54W–33L · 62.1%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
22W–3L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Johnson
Castillo
4.97
Landed / min
3.12
35.4%
Accuracy
31.7%
70.9%
Defense
67.1%
0.85
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
54.3%
Time at distance
37.6%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Castillo
0.57
Takedowns / 15 min
3.70
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
41.0%
86.2%
Takedown defense
68.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
34.8%
Control share
65.3%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head61%(119)div 64%
  • Body20%(39)div 19%
  • Legs19%(38)div 17%
Castillo
  • Head48%(89)div 64%
  • Body23%(43)div 19%
  • Legs28%(52)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.

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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