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UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2
Felipe Bunes
Felipe Bunes
13-7 · BRA
VS
Jose Johnson
Jose Johnson
16-9 · USA
January 11, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 128 lb · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
128.5lb
Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson by SUB (Armbar), R1 2:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:04
Bunes2/70/200:11
Johnson8/140/000:48
Total
Bunes2/70/200:11
Johnson8/140/000:48

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
BunesWin probabilityJohnson
53.8%46.2%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
23%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bunes54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%
Submission16%30%
Decision22%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 2
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.7)act 0
Johnson46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%41%
Submission7%15%
Decision20%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 8
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R217%
R39%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Bunes
40.8%+142
Johnson
-14258.0%
Most takedownstie 17.2%
Bunes
71.9%-659
Johnson
+65910.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bunes
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
40.0%
+150
Under 32.5
60.0%
-150
04182
Johnson
Expected: 42.4
42.5
Over 42.5
39.6%
+152
Under 42.5
60.4%
-152
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Bunes
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.8%
-115
Exactly 2
18.0%
push
Under 2
38.1%
+115
047
Johnson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.0%
+234
Under 0.5
70.0%
-234
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 9.6 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
Bunes53.8%40.0%+13.8+140
Johnson46.2%60.0%−13.8-166

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
58.9Striking67.7
Johnson +8.8
30.9Grappling53.9
Johnson +23.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BunesJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1499
Pound-for-pound
1500
1499
Divisional
1499
1488
Striking offense
1499
1493
Striking defense
1505
1552
Grappling offense
1503
1548
Grappling defense
1484
Physical
35 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'7"
Height
6'0"
69"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.25
Strikes landed / min
2.26
55%
Strike accuracy
54%
8.72
Strikes absorbed / min
1.90
41%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
33%
Takedown accuracy
67%
0%
Takedown defense
48%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Felipe Bunes
  • LJoshua VanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2241y before
Jose Johnson
  • LAsu AlmabayevU-DEC R3
    Close +3407mo before
  • WChad AnheligerSUB R3
    Close -2081y 2mo before
  • LDa'Mon BlackshearSUB R1
    Close +2141y 5mo before
Bunes — win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0

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, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
15% of wins
L
57% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (62%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 4
1 (8%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 16-9-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
31% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
2 (13%)Submission(43%) 3
5 (33%)Decision(43%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Bunes
Johnson
1
UFC fights
3
9.5 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
33.6 min · 11.2 avg
14y 9m
Career length
10y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bunes
Johnson
9W–1L · 90.0%
Overall
44W–13L · 77.2%
0W–0L
Wins
12W–6L · 66.7%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
32W–7L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bunes
Johnson
125W–40L · 75.8%
Overall
122W–85L · 58.9%
69W–30L · 69.7%
Wins
92W–71L · 56.4%
56W–10L · 84.8%
Losses
30W–14L · 68.2%
Distance striking
Bunes
Johnson
8.10
Landed / min
6.01
54.4%
Accuracy
45.0%
47.0%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.6%
Time at distance
17.8%
Grappling & control
Bunes
Johnson
3.15
Takedowns / 15 min
0.89
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
0.0%
Takedown defense
47.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.89
62.2%
Control share
20.7%
Strike target map
Bunes
  • Head58%(29)div 62%
  • Body22%(11)div 22%
  • Legs20%(10)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head64%(49)div 62%
  • Body24%(18)div 22%
  • Legs12%(9)div 16%

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

Felipe Bunes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jose Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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