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John Dodson
John Dodson
12-5 · USA
VS
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott
8-2-1 · USA
May 5, 2012 · East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
John Dodson def. Tim Elliott by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Dodson24/641/200:07
Elliott17/630/100:02
R2
Dodson25/741/100:05
Elliott18/720/300:00
R3
Dodson31/950/100:00
Elliott44/900/100:00
Total
Dodson80/2332/400:12
Elliott79/2250/500:02

Scorecards

Dodson vs Elliott

RdDave TirelliRicardo AlmeidaTony TamburrinoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.1
R210-910-910-99.8-9.4
R39-109-109-109.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.4

Media (6 cards) · avg 2928 · 6 Dodson · 0 Elliott

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Dodson-Elliott.

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 probabilityElliott
34.6%65.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
10%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.3 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 Elliott. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Dodson35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%33%
Submission2%6%
Decision21%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 80
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 2
Elliott65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%32%
Submission8%12%
Decision36%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 79
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R221%
R35%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Dodson
48.6%+103
Elliott
-10350.1%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Dodson
12.8%+398
Elliott
-39851.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
42.9%
+133
Under 43.5
57.1%
-133
055110
Elliott
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
42.4%
+136
Under 44.5
57.6%
-136
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Dodson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.1%
Exactly 0
76.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Elliott
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.7%
+122
Exactly 1
25.4%
push
Under 1
40.9%
-122
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 11.3 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
Dodson34.6%81.9%−47.3-510
Elliott65.4%18.1%+47.3+440

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
DodsonElliott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1522
Pound-for-pound
1513
1506
Divisional
1513
1507
Striking offense
1482
1507
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
27 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'7"
66"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.68
Strikes landed / min
29%
Strike accuracy
1.05
Strikes absorbed / min
90%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Dodson
  • WTJ DillashawKO/TKO R1
    Close +1955mo before
Tim Elliott
No prior UFC fights.
Dodson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (45%)Decision(100%) 5
Elliott — 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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Dodson
Elliott
1
UFC fights
0
1.9 min · 1.9 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
Elliott
4W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
4W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Dodson
Elliott
48W–15L · 76.2%
Overall
61W–42L · 59.2%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Wins
58W–37L · 61.1%
22W–6L · 78.6%
Losses
3W–5L · 37.5%
Distance striking
Dodson
Elliott
2.70
Landed / min
22.7%
Accuracy
90.5%
Defense
7.89
Knockdowns / 15 min
97.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Dodson
Elliott
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
100.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Dodson
  • Head86%(6)div 54%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs14%(1)div 24%
Elliott
  • Head0%(0)div 54%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 24%
  • 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.

Tim Elliott

No UFC fights on record.

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