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UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
Gunnar Nelson
Gunnar Nelson
9-0-1 · ISL
VS
DaMarques Johnson
DaMarques Johnson
15-11 · USA
September 29, 2012 · Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Catch Weight · 183 lb · 3 rounds
175.0lb
Weigh-in
183.0lb
Gunnar Nelson def. DaMarques Johnson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:34
Nelson9/101/102:51
Johnson1/40/000:00
Total
Nelson9/101/102:51
Johnson1/40/000:00

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
NelsonWin probabilityJohnson
86.7%13.3%
KO / TKO
9%
Submission
50%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Nelson87%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%8%
Submission44%50%
Decision36%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1229)act 9
Takedowns2.4 (0.05.1)act 1
Johnson13%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%13%
Submission6%45%
Decision5%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~43 sig strikes~2.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R151%
R23%
R34%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.5%
Nelson
54.0%-124
Johnson
+12443.5%
Most takedownstie 11.5%
Nelson
86.5%-4449
Johnson
+44491.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 22.6
22.5
Over 22.5
42.8%
+133
Under 22.5
57.2%
-133
02957
Johnson
Expected: 20.1
20
Over 20
41.3%
+134
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
55.5%
-134
02651
Takedowns — over/under
Nelson
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
47.1%
+112
Under 2.5
52.9%
-112
048
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
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 8.3 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
Nelson86.7%76.0%+10.7-340
Johnson13.3%24.0%−10.7+310

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
NelsonJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1495
1528
Divisional
1501
1482
Striking offense
1503
1500
Striking defense
1490
1561
Grappling offense
1504
1558
Grappling defense
1480
Physical
24 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
72"
Reach
75"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.22
Strike accuracy
38%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.82
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
Takedown accuracy
56%
Takedown defense
20%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
44%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gunnar Nelson
No prior UFC fights.
DaMarques Johnson
  • LMike SwickKO/TKO R2
    Close +20056d before
  • LJohn MaguireSUB R2
    Close +1706mo before
  • WClay HarvisonKO/TKO R1
    Close -26011mo before
  • LAmir SadollahKO/TKO R2
    Close +2201y 6mo before
  • WMike GuymonSUB R1
    Close -1251y 8mo before
Nelson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-1

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-11-0

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
8 wins, 5 losses
W
53% of wins
L
45% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
45% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
2 (50%)Submission(40%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (18%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Nelson
Johnson
0
UFC fights
9
Octagon time
60.0 min · 6.7 avg
Career length
21y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Nelson
Johnson
Overall
90W–30L · 75.0%
Wins
46W–18L · 71.9%
Losses
44W–12L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Nelson
Johnson
41W–10L · 80.4%
Overall
132W–73L · 64.4%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Wins
75W–60L · 55.6%
0W–0L
Losses
57W–13L · 81.4%
Distance striking
Nelson
Johnson
Landed / min
3.90
Accuracy
29.4%
Defense
58.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.50
Time at distance
34.2%
Grappling & control
Nelson
Johnson
Takedowns / 15 min
1.25
Takedown accuracy
55.6%
Takedown defense
20.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.75
Control share
36.7%
Strike target map
Nelson
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Johnson
  • Head79%(105)div 68%
  • Body13%(17)div 15%
  • Legs8%(11)div 18%

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

Gunnar Nelson

No UFC fights on record.

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

DaMarques Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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