The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC 145: Jones vs Evans
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
14-6 · USA
VS
John Makdessi
John Makdessi
9-1 · CAN
April 21, 2012 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
158.0lbMissed +2.0
Anthony Njokuani def. John Makdessi by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Njokuani14/390/000:00
Makdessi9/280/000:00
R2
Njokuani27/560/000:00
Makdessi16/450/000:00
R3
Njokuani32/570/000:00
Makdessi14/430/000:00
Total
Njokuani73/1520/000:00
Makdessi39/1160/000:00

Scorecards

Njokuani vs Makdessi

RdAnthony ManessDerek ClearyRichard BertrandCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.9-27.1

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.827.3 · 6 Njokuani · 0 Makdessi

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Njokuani-Makdessi.

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
NjokuaniWin probabilityMakdessi
60.5%39.5%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
5%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Njokuani61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission3%4%
Decision42%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 73
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.6)act 0
Makdessi39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%
Submission2%6%
Decision25%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 39
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R217%
R34%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Njokuani
53.2%-116
Makdessi
+11645.9%
Most takedownstie 58.6%
Njokuani
11.7%+255
Makdessi
-25529.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Njokuani
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.4%
+136
Under 61.5
57.6%
-136
077154
Makdessi
Expected: 56.8
57
Over 57
41.6%
+137
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
57.2%
-137
071142
Takedowns — over/under
Njokuani
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.6%
Exactly 0
84.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Makdessi
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
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 12.2 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
Njokuani60.5%67.3%−6.8-220
Makdessi39.5%32.7%+6.8+200

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
80.6Striking80.1
Njokuani +0.5
49.1Grappling20.8
Njokuani +28.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NjokuaniMakdessi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1511
Pound-for-pound
1536
1511
Divisional
1536
1503
Striking offense
1508
1536
Striking defense
1529
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.16
Strikes landed / min
4.22
47%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.09
Strikes absorbed / min
2.18
72%
Strike defense
81%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
62%
Takedown defense
75%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
67%
0%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
113
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Njokuani
  • LDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close +1704mo before
  • WAndre WinnerU-DEC R3
    Close -14510mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaU-DEC R3
    Close +2201y 1mo before
John Makdessi
  • LDennis HallmanSUB R1
    Close -1524mo before
  • WKyle WatsonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1701y before
  • WPat AudinwoodU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 4mo before
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0, 1 NC

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, 1 loss
W
57% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0
Makdessi — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
78% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Njokuani
Makdessi
3
UFC fights
3
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
29.4 min · 9.8 avg
23y 3m
Career length
17y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Njokuani
Makdessi
31W–9L · 77.5%
Overall
71W–20L · 78.0%
12W–5L · 70.6%
Wins
22W–7L · 75.9%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
49W–13L · 79.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Njokuani
Makdessi
118W–54L · 68.6%
Overall
33W–24L · 57.9%
92W–51L · 64.3%
Wins
33W–24L · 57.9%
26W–3L · 89.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Njokuani
Makdessi
5.94
Landed / min
4.57
42.5%
Accuracy
54.5%
79.0%
Defense
86.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.02
65.5%
Time at distance
84.8%
Grappling & control
Njokuani
Makdessi
1.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
61.9%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
16.9%
Control share
9.6%
Strike target map
Njokuani
  • Head50%(117)div 65%
  • Body27%(62)div 19%
  • Legs23%(53)div 17%
Makdessi
  • Head59%(73)div 65%
  • Body15%(18)div 19%
  • Legs27%(33)div 17%

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

Anthony Njokuani
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

John Makdessi
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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