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UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
Lavar Johnson
Lavar Johnson
15-5 · USA
VS
Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran
13-6 · USA
January 28, 2012 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
252.0lb
Weigh-in
228.0lb
Lavar Johnson def. Joey Beltran by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:24
Johnson65/920/011:05
Beltran22/710/300:04
Total
Johnson65/920/011:05
Beltran22/710/300:04

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 probabilityBeltran
67.5%32.5%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
15%
Decision
34%
Expected fight time: 8.1 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 Beltran. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%54%
Submission10%15%
Decision21%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 65
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Beltran33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%47%
Submission5%14%
Decision13%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1435)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Combined totals~64 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R216%
R35%
Distance34%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Johnson
64.1%-187
Beltran
+18734.3%
Most takedownstie 52.5%
Johnson
20.9%+127
Beltran
-12726.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 37.1
37
Over 37
41.7%
+135
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.5%
-135
04793
Beltran
Expected: 26.5
26.5
Over 26.5
42.6%
+135
Under 26.5
57.4%
-135
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.5%
+278
Under 0.5
73.5%
-278
035
Beltran
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.8%
+215
Under 0.5
68.2%
-215
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 8.1 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
Johnson67.5%37.9%+29.6+160
Beltran32.5%62.1%−29.6-170

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
JohnsonBeltran
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1531
Pound-for-pound
1516
1531
Divisional
1516
1500
Striking offense
1513
1500
Striking defense
1492
1500
Grappling offense
1501
1500
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
34 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
82"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.70
Strike accuracy
41%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.34
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.58
Takedown accuracy
20%
Takedown defense
72%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
50%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Lavar Johnson
No prior UFC fights.
Joey Beltran
  • LStipe MiocicU-DEC R3
    Close +2554mo before
  • WAaron RosaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1158mo before
  • LPat BarryU-DEC R3
    Close +1641y before
  • LMatt MitrioneU-DEC R3
    Close +1641y 4mo before
  • WTim HagueU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 9mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
14 wins, 2 losses
W
93% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (93%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(60%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Beltran — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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
11 wins, 0 losses
W
85% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
1 win, 5 losses
W
8% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (90%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (10%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Beltran
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
78.0 min · 13.0 avg
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Beltran
Overall
42W–8L · 84.0%
Wins
29W–6L · 82.9%
Losses
13W–2L · 86.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Beltran
102W–43L · 70.3%
Overall
74W–35L · 67.9%
73W–38L · 65.8%
Wins
52W–31L · 62.7%
29W–5L · 85.3%
Losses
22W–4L · 84.6%
Distance striking
Johnson
Beltran
Landed / min
5.51
Accuracy
33.2%
Defense
57.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
54.5%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Beltran
Takedowns / 15 min
0.58
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
Takedown defense
72.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
60.1%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head0%(0)div 67%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Beltran
  • Head75%(274)div 67%
  • Body13%(47)div 17%
  • Legs12%(45)div 16%

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

Lavar Johnson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Joey Beltran
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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