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UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson
Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz
18-1 · USA
VS
October 1, 2011 · Washington, DC, USA
Bantamweight · 5 rounds · Main event
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Dominick Cruz def. Demetrious Johnson by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cruz15/261/202:17
Johnson18/381/300:59
R2
Cruz18/302/502:01
Johnson15/340/301:00
R3
Cruz9/202/302:42
Johnson11/290/000:34
R4
Cruz9/292/402:29
Johnson7/370/000:01
R5
Cruz9/153/503:12
Johnson12/390/000:21
Total
Cruz60/12010/19012:41
Johnson63/1771/602:55

Scorecards

Cruz vs Johnson

RdCardo UrsoJeff BlatnickRichard BertrandCommunity
R1---9.8-9.2
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---9.9-9.1
R4---9.9-9.1
R5---9.9-9.1
Total49-4650-4550-4549.2-45.8

Media (6 cards) · avg 49.545.5 · 6 Cruz · 0 Johnson

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

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
CruzWin probabilityJohnson
54.0%46.0%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
9%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 19.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Cruz54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%34%
Submission3%6%
Decision33%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3171)act 60
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 10
Johnson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%30%
Submission5%12%
Decision27%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46106)act 63
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~136 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R210%
R311%
R46%
R55%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Cruz
31.8%+212
Johnson
-21267.5%
Most takedownstie 31.3%
Cruz
17.1%+302
Johnson
-30251.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 54.8
55
Over 55
41.6%
+137
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
57.2%
-137
069137
Johnson
Expected: 81.2
81
Over 81
42.3%
+135
Exactly 81
0.8%
push
Under 81
56.9%
-135
0102204
Takedowns — over/under
Cruz
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.0%
+223
Under 0.5
69.0%
-223
035
Johnson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.3%
-109
Exactly 1
20.8%
push
Under 1
37.9%
+109
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 19.6 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
Cruz54.0%81.6%−27.6-550
Johnson46.0%18.4%+27.6+425

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
71.3Striking69.9
Cruz +1.3
48.2Grappling75.0
Johnson +26.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CruzJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1552
1575
Divisional
1552
1499
Striking offense
1496
1506
Striking defense
1516
1500
Grappling offense
1510
1502
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
26 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'3"
68"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.60
Strikes landed / min
1.70
38%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
0.87
71%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.40
Takedowns / 15 min
7.50
31%
Takedown accuracy
75%
80%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dominick Cruz
  • WUrijah FaberU-DEC R5
    Close -1853mo before
Demetrious Johnson
  • WMiguel TorresU-DEC R3
    Close +1104mo before
  • WNorifumi YamamotoU-DEC R3
    Close -1058mo before
Cruz — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 0 losses
W
61% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (35%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (6%)Submission(100%) 1
10 (59%)Decision(0%) 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Cruz
Johnson
1
UFC fights
2
25.0 min · 25.0 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
21y 6m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cruz
Johnson
25W–4L · 86.2%
Overall
57W–6L · 90.5%
25W–4L · 86.2%
Wins
57W–6L · 90.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cruz
Johnson
109W–33L · 76.8%
Overall
48W–14L · 77.4%
92W–32L · 74.2%
Wins
30W–10L · 75.0%
17W–1L · 94.4%
Losses
18W–4L · 81.8%
Distance striking
Cruz
Johnson
4.13
Landed / min
3.04
36.4%
Accuracy
32.0%
75.2%
Defense
77.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
79.5%
Time at distance
35.1%
Grappling & control
Cruz
Johnson
2.40
Takedowns / 15 min
7.50
30.8%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
75.4%
Control share
71.3%
Strike target map
Cruz
  • Head56%(50)div 56%
  • Body30%(27)div 26%
  • Legs14%(13)div 18%
Johnson
  • Head37%(19)div 56%
  • Body35%(18)div 26%
  • Legs27%(14)div 18%

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

Dominick Cruz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Demetrious Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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