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UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
8-5 · USA
VS
June 26, 2011 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Michael Johnson def. Edward Faaloloto by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:42
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:42
Johnson27/731/111:05
Faaloloto17/430/000:11
Total
Johnson27/731/111:05
Faaloloto17/430/000:11

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 probabilityFaaloloto
83.7%16.3%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
26%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Faaloloto. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%34%
Submission21%25%
Decision35%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 27
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 1
Faaloloto16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%24%
Submission4%28%
Decision8%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 17
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R23%
R327%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Johnson
64.1%-183
Faaloloto
+18335.0%
Most takedownstie 63.2%
Johnson
18.2%+102
Faaloloto
-10218.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 65.5
65.5
Over 65.5
42.5%
+135
Under 65.5
57.5%
-135
082164
Faaloloto
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.6%
+135
Under 47.5
57.4%
-135
060119
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.7%
Exactly 0
78.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Faaloloto
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.0%
Exactly 0
78.0%
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 10.6 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
Johnson83.7%81.8%+1.9-560
Faaloloto16.3%18.2%−1.9+430

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
JohnsonFaaloloto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1487
Pound-for-pound
1501
1487
Divisional
1501
1486
Striking offense
1500
1505
Striking defense
1500
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1546
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
2.13
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
77%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
0%
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
204
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • LJonathan BrookinsU-DEC R3
    Close +1907mo before
Edward Faaloloto
No prior UFC fights.
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-5-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Faaloloto — win / loss by method
Record: 2-1-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Faaloloto
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
18y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Faaloloto
11W–3L · 78.6%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
11W–3L · 78.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Faaloloto
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
12W–4L · 75.0%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
0W–0L
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Johnson
Faaloloto
5.58
Landed / min
40.9%
Accuracy
76.7%
Defense
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
21.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Johnson
Faaloloto
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
76.9%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
11.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head80%(24)div 65%
  • Body7%(2)div 18%
  • Legs13%(4)div 17%
Faaloloto
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Edward Faaloloto

No UFC fights on record.

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