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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
22-19 · USA
VS
Ottman Azaitar
Ottman Azaitar
13-2 · DEU
December 14, 2024 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Michael Johnson def. Ottman Azaitar by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 2:03
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson11/310/100:10
Azaitar10/370/000:00
R2 · 2:03
Johnson8/190/010:02
Azaitar6/190/000:00
Total
Johnson19/500/110:12
Azaitar16/560/000:00

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 probabilityAzaitar
56.6%43.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
8%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 12.5 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 Johnson, blue toward Azaitar. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Johnson57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%24%36%
Submission3%5%8%
Decision40%71%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (2789)act 19
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Azaitar43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%19%
Submission5%11%3%
Decision21%49%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 16
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~124 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R213%
R317%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Johnson
52.7%-113
Azaitar
+11346.5%
Most takedownstie 51.0%
Johnson
20.3%+142
Azaitar
-14228.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 65.2
65
Over 65
39.5%
+151
Exactly 65
0.7%
push
Under 65
59.7%
-151
082163
Azaitar
Expected: 58.8
59
Over 59
39.2%
+153
Exactly 59
0.8%
push
Under 59
60.0%
-153
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+273
Under 0.5
73.2%
-273
035
Azaitar
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
34.7%
+188
Under 0.5
65.3%
-188
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 12.5 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
Johnson56.6%67.8%−11.2-245
Azaitar43.4%32.2%+11.2+196
By method
Johnson by KO/TKO17.5%35.7%−18.2+135
Johnson by submission4.3%7.6%−3.3+1006
Johnson by decision34.7%21.8%+12.9+286
Azaitar by KO/TKO13.5%19.5%−6.0+331
Azaitar by submission3.3%3.4%−0.1+2373
Azaitar by decision26.7%12.0%+14.7+600
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds91.2%55.1%+36.1-142
Over 2.5 rds78.4%40.1%+38.3+134
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision61.4%34.7%+26.7+170

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
64.2Striking66.4
Azaitar +2.2
44.9Grappling25.0
Johnson +19.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonAzaitar
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1534
1521
Divisional
1534
1535
Striking offense
1511
1527
Striking defense
1512
1435
Grappling offense
1490
1590
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
38 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
73"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.27
Strikes landed / min
5.73
40%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.83
Strikes absorbed / min
4.96
58%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41%
Takedown accuracy
81%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
48%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
36%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
518
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Johnson
  • WDarrius FlowersU-DEC R3
    Close -14610mo before
  • LDiego FerreiraKO/TKO R2
    Close +1231y 7mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseU-DEC R3
    Close +2812y before
  • LJamie MullarkeyS-DEC R3
    Close +1872y 5mo before
  • WAlan PatrickKO/TKO R2
    Close -1502y 7mo before
Ottman Azaitar
  • LFrancisco PradoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1041y 5mo before
  • LMatt FrevolaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1692y 1mo before
  • WKhama WorthyKO/TKO R1
    Close +1104y 3mo before
  • WTeemu PackalenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1905y 3mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 22-19-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
16% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 9 losses
W
9% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 7 losses
W
50% of wins
L
37% of losses
UFC
14win15loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 5
9 (64%)Decision(47%) 7
Non-UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 4
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Azaitar — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
77% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Azaitar
29
UFC fights
4
338.0 min · 11.7 avg
Octagon time
11.7 min · 2.9 avg
18y 6m
Career length
12y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Azaitar
479W–147L · 76.5%
Overall
44W–12L · 78.6%
230W–80L · 74.2%
Wins
24W–8L · 75.0%
249W–67L · 78.8%
Losses
20W–4L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Azaitar
104W–60L · 63.4%
Overall
62W–41L · 60.2%
65W–47L · 58.0%
Wins
62W–41L · 60.2%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Azaitar
5.42
Landed / min
5.03
37.9%
Accuracy
45.7%
63.4%
Defense
61.6%
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.28
70.2%
Time at distance
73.2%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Azaitar
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41.2%
Takedown accuracy
81.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
31.6%
Control share
25.0%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head53%(771)div 63%
  • Body31%(451)div 21%
  • Legs15%(220)div 16%
Azaitar
  • Head69%(46)div 63%
  • Body25%(17)div 21%
  • Legs6%(4)div 16%

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.

Ottman Azaitar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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