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Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
10-6 · USA
VS
Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson
13-2 · USA
May 5, 2012 · East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
154.5lb
Michael Johnson def. Tony Ferguson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson25/540/010:01
Ferguson11/540/000:00
R2
Johnson15/540/100:00
Ferguson17/620/000:00
R3
Johnson27/750/100:00
Ferguson17/600/100:00
Total
Johnson67/1830/210:01
Ferguson45/1760/100:00

Scorecards

Johnson vs Ferguson

RdCardo UrsoJeff BlatnickRicardo AlmeidaCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.6-9.4
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2730-2729.2-27.8

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 5 Johnson · 0 Ferguson

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

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 probabilityFerguson
64.3%35.7%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
1%
Decision
63%
Expected fight time: 13.2 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 Ferguson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%32%
Submission1%1%
Decision43%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes84 (48109)act 67
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Ferguson36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%42%
Submission0%1%
Decision21%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4398)act 45
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~159 sig strikes~0.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R14%
R211%
R322%
Distance63%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Johnson
54.5%-122
Ferguson
+12244.8%
Most takedownstie 78.4%
Johnson
12.9%-150
Ferguson
+1508.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 83.7
83.5
Over 83.5
42.7%
+134
Under 83.5
57.3%
-134
0105210
Ferguson
Expected: 75.5
75.5
Over 75.5
42.5%
+136
Under 75.5
57.5%
-136
095189
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.9%
Exactly 0
86.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Ferguson
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.6%
Exactly 0
90.4%
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 13.2 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
Johnson64.3%25.5%+38.8+285
Ferguson35.7%74.5%−38.8-315

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
64.0Striking69.7
Ferguson +5.7
52.8Grappling67.3
Ferguson +14.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonFerguson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1507
Pound-for-pound
1568
1507
Divisional
1555
1502
Striking offense
1504
1516
Striking defense
1506
1528
Grappling offense
1536
1519
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
25 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.42
Strikes landed / min
4.73
43%
Strike accuracy
32%
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.85
51%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
67%
Takedown accuracy
75%
86%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WShane RollerU-DEC R3
    Close +2253mo before
  • LPaul SassSUB R1
    Close -1737mo before
  • WEdward FaalolotoKO/TKO R1
    Close -56010mo before
  • LJonathan BrookinsU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 5mo before
Tony Ferguson
  • WYves EdwardsU-DEC R3
    Close -3505mo before
  • WAaron RileyKO/TKO R1
    Close -3407mo before
  • WRamsey NijemKO/TKO R1
    Close -11511mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 10-6-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Ferguson — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Ferguson
4
UFC fights
3
37.7 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
23.9 min · 8.0 avg
18y 6m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Ferguson
34W–9L · 79.1%
Overall
75W–29L · 72.1%
12W–6L · 66.7%
Wins
75W–29L · 72.1%
22W–3L · 88.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Ferguson
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
70W–47L · 59.8%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
54W–40L · 57.4%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Distance striking
Johnson
Ferguson
5.54
Landed / min
4.50
34.5%
Accuracy
29.7%
66.4%
Defense
72.8%
0.80
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.63
36.4%
Time at distance
90.1%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Ferguson
0.80
Takedowns / 15 min
1.88
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
85.7%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.63
34.7%
Control share
96.7%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head71%(91)div 64%
  • Body13%(17)div 19%
  • Legs16%(21)div 17%
Ferguson
  • Head70%(79)div 64%
  • Body12%(13)div 19%
  • Legs19%(21)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.

Tony Ferguson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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