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UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson
8-2-1 · USA
VS
Joseph Benavidez
Joseph Benavidez
16-2 · USA
September 22, 2012 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Flyweight · 5 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
124.4lb
Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez by S-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson18/320/000:06
Benavidez9/490/201:01
R2
Johnson19/380/000:10
Benavidez15/640/200:15
R3
Johnson13/340/000:00
Benavidez10/720/100:13
R4
Johnson15/242/401:13
Benavidez5/240/101:55
R5
Johnson12/283/600:51
Benavidez5/410/100:00
Total
Johnson77/1565/1002:20
Benavidez44/2500/703:24

Scorecards

Johnson vs Benavidez

RdDouglas CrosbyJeff BlatnickRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---9.9-9.1
R2---9.3-9.7
R3---9.6-9.4
R4---9.2-9.9
R5---10-9.1
Total49-4648-4747-4848-47.2

Media (10 cards) · avg 48.546.7 · 10 Johnson · 0 Benavidez

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

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 probabilityBenavidez
59.5%40.5%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
20%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 17.8 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 Benavidez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%24%
Submission9%16%
Decision36%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4398)act 77
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.5)act 5
Benavidez40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission11%27%
Decision18%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 44
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 0
Combined totals~127 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R214%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Johnson
67.0%-208
Benavidez
+20832.2%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Johnson
61.2%-790
Benavidez
+7907.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 75.6
75.5
Over 75.5
42.6%
+135
Under 75.5
57.4%
-135
095190
Benavidez
Expected: 51.4
51.5
Over 51.5
42.4%
+136
Under 51.5
57.6%
-136
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.5%
+130
Under 1.5
56.5%
-130
035
Benavidez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.5%
Exactly 0
83.5%
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 17.8 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
Johnson59.5%30.2%+29.3+225
Benavidez40.5%69.8%−29.3-245

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
69.1Striking69.9
Benavidez +0.7
55.3Grappling52.9
Johnson +2.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonBenavidez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1584
1533
Divisional
1556
1500
Striking offense
1495
1522
Striking defense
1509
1508
Grappling offense
1532
1496
Grappling defense
1536
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
66"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.28
Strikes landed / min
3.75
47%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.19
57%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
47%
Takedown accuracy
21%
64%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
106
Days since last fight
204
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Demetrious Johnson
  • WIan McCallU-DEC R3
    Close -1103mo before
  • DIan McCallM-DEC R3
    Close -3107mo before
  • LDominick CruzU-DEC R5
    Close +4251y before
  • WMiguel TorresU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y 4mo before
  • WNorifumi YamamotoU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 8mo before
Joseph Benavidez
  • WYasuhiro UrushitaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -8707mo before
  • WEddie WinelandU-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 1mo before
  • WIan LovelandU-DEC R3
    Close -4501y 6mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Benavidez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Benavidez
5
UFC fights
3
85.0 min · 17.0 avg
Octagon time
35.2 min · 11.7 avg
16y 11m
Career length
20y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Benavidez
86W–9L · 90.5%
Overall
51W–18L · 73.9%
68W–8L · 89.5%
Wins
51W–18L · 73.9%
18W–1L · 94.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Benavidez
48W–14L · 77.4%
Overall
154W–33L · 82.4%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
126W–31L · 80.3%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Losses
28W–2L · 93.3%
Distance striking
Johnson
Benavidez
5.54
Landed / min
4.15
39.3%
Accuracy
38.0%
69.4%
Defense
58.5%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.43
40.3%
Time at distance
73.9%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Benavidez
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
21.4%
64.3%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
42.5%
Control share
92.1%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head41%(114)div 57%
  • Body34%(94)div 27%
  • Legs25%(71)div 16%
Benavidez
  • Head41%(54)div 57%
  • Body36%(47)div 27%
  • Legs23%(31)div 16%

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

Demetrious Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joseph Benavidez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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