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UFC 112: Invincible
VS
Brad Blackburn
Brad Blackburn
18-10-1 · USA
April 10, 2010 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
DaMarques Johnson def. Brad Blackburn by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 2:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson12/450/000:00
Blackburn27/641/200:49
R2
Johnson15/540/000:00
Blackburn31/642/201:14
R3 · 2:08
Johnson7/90/010:39
Blackburn1/41/101:08
Total
Johnson34/1080/010:39
Blackburn59/1324/503:11

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 probabilityBlackburn
51.3%48.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
21%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.0 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 Blackburn. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%30%
Submission13%25%
Decision23%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 34
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Blackburn49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%31%
Submission8%17%
Decision26%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 59
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 4
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R212%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Johnson
41.6%+137
Blackburn
-13757.0%
Most takedownstie 44.7%
Johnson
21.8%+154
Blackburn
-15433.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
41.2%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.8%
-138
04385
Blackburn
Expected: 40.0
40
Over 40
41.7%
+136
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.6%
-136
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.8%
+235
Under 0.5
70.2%
-235
035
Blackburn
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
41.1%
+143
Under 0.5
58.9%
-143
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 10.0 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
Johnson51.3%40.4%+10.9+140
Blackburn48.7%59.6%−10.9-160

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
57.3Striking65.5
Blackburn +8.1
27.9Grappling24.9
Johnson +3.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonBlackburn
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1525
1503
Divisional
1524
1495
Striking offense
1507
1503
Striking defense
1504
1504
Grappling offense
1482
1488
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.57
Strikes landed / min
4.48
40%
Strike accuracy
34%
3.80
Strikes absorbed / min
3.77
56%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
25%
Takedown defense
77%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
89
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
DaMarques Johnson
  • WEdgar GarciaSUB R1
    Close +2004mo before
  • LJames WilksSUB R1
    Close -33510mo before
Brad Blackburn
  • LAmir SadollahU-DEC R3
    Close +1343mo before
  • WEdgar GarciaS-DEC R3
    Close -13510mo before
  • WRyo ChonanU-DEC R3
    1y 3mo before
  • WJames GibooKO/TKO R2
    Close -2381y 9mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 12-7-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (27%)Submission(50%) 3
2 (18%)Decision(17%) 1
Blackburn — win / loss by method
Record: 18-10-1, 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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 7 losses
W
28% of wins
L
70% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win9loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(22%) 2
4 (27%)Submission(11%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(67%) 6

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Blackburn
2
UFC fights
4
8.9 min · 4.5 avg
Octagon time
52.5 min · 13.1 avg
21y 3m
Career length
25y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Blackburn
12W–3L · 80.0%
Overall
36W–11L · 76.6%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
34W–10L · 77.3%
5W–2L · 71.4%
Losses
2W–1L · 66.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Blackburn
132W–73L · 64.4%
Overall
118W–56L · 67.8%
75W–60L · 55.6%
Wins
63W–31L · 67.0%
57W–13L · 81.4%
Losses
55W–25L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Johnson
Blackburn
4.24
Landed / min
5.19
27.5%
Accuracy
31.6%
70.0%
Defense
67.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.43
29.0%
Time at distance
73.4%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Blackburn
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
76.9%
1.68
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.29
23.8%
Control share
53.9%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head74%(17)div 62%
  • Body17%(4)div 22%
  • Legs9%(2)div 16%
Blackburn
  • Head63%(149)div 62%
  • Body14%(32)div 22%
  • Legs23%(54)div 16%

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

DaMarques Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brad Blackburn
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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