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UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
7-0 · BRA
VS
Anthony Njokuani
Anthony Njokuani
13-4 · USA
March 19, 2011 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Anthony Njokuani by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza16/440/000:00
Njokuani18/610/000:00
R2
Barboza13/551/100:25
Njokuani23/651/100:25
R3
Barboza17/521/100:21
Njokuani31/620/000:02
Total
Barboza46/1512/200:46
Njokuani72/1881/100:27

Scorecards

Barboza vs Njokuani

RdDave TirelliJon BilykVincent SinclairCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-910-99.9-9.4
Total29-2829-2829-2828.8-28.5

Media (7 cards) · avg 2928.4 · 4 Barboza · 0 Njokuani · 3 draws

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

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
BarbozaWin probabilityNjokuani
37.4%62.6%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
17%
Decision
37%
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 Barboza, blue toward Njokuani. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barboza37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%49%
Submission8%23%
Decision11%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 46
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.6)act 2
Njokuani63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%44%
Submission8%14%
Decision27%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3784)act 72
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 1
Combined totals~121 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R25%
R339%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Barboza
42.4%+134
Njokuani
-13456.7%
Most takedownstie 73.9%
Barboza
13.3%-104
Njokuani
+10412.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 55.7
55.5
Over 55.5
42.7%
+134
Under 55.5
57.3%
-134
070140
Njokuani
Expected: 64.9
65
Over 65
41.8%
+137
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
57.1%
-137
082163
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
14.7%
Exactly 0
85.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Njokuani
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.3%
Exactly 0
85.7%
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 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
Barboza37.4%69.8%−32.4-260
Njokuani62.6%30.2%+32.4+220

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
BarbozaNjokuani
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1526
1536
Divisional
1526
1507
Striking offense
1500
1532
Striking defense
1533
1498
Grappling offense
1480
1508
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
62%
Strike accuracy
1.15
Strikes absorbed / min
73%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.88
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
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
119
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • WMike LulloKO/TKO R3
    Close -4454mo before
Anthony Njokuani
No prior UFC fights.
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
86% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Njokuani — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0, 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
62% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(75%) 3
5 (38%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Njokuani
1
UFC fights
0
10.4 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
17y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Barboza
Njokuani
8W–1L · 88.9%
Overall
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Njokuani
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
118W–54L · 68.6%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
92W–51L · 64.3%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–3L · 89.7%
Distance striking
Barboza
Njokuani
8.59
Landed / min
64.2%
Accuracy
73.3%
Defense
2.88
Knockdowns / 15 min
48.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Barboza
Njokuani
2.88
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
96.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head37%(16)div 65%
  • Body7%(3)div 18%
  • Legs56%(24)div 17%
Njokuani
  • 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.

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Njokuani

No UFC fights on record.

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