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UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2
Josh Koscheck
Josh Koscheck
13-4 · USA
VS
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
8-2 · USA
November 21, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Josh Koscheck def. Anthony Johnson by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:47
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Koscheck6/231/301:08
Johnson9/380/100:42
R2 · 4:47
Koscheck13/301/102:51
Johnson7/340/000:00
Total
Koscheck19/532/403:59
Johnson16/720/100:42

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
KoscheckWin probabilityJohnson
9.6%90.4%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
5%
Decision
77%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Koscheck10%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%11%
Submission2%16%
Decision7%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1229)act 19
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 2
Johnson90%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%19%
Submission3%3%
Decision70%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 16
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R210%
R34%
Distance77%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Koscheck
13.2%+650
Johnson
-65085.9%
Most takedownstie 34.3%
Koscheck
39.4%-150
Johnson
+15026.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 22.5
22.5
Over 22.5
42.4%
+136
Under 22.5
57.6%
-136
02957
Johnson
Expected: 58.9
59
Over 59
41.8%
+136
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
57.0%
-136
074148
Takedowns — over/under
Koscheck
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.4%
+154
Exactly 1
22.9%
push
Under 1
46.7%
-154
035
Johnson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
41.4%
+142
Under 0.5
58.6%
-142
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 13.0 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
Koscheck9.6%46.7%−37.1+103
Johnson90.4%53.3%+37.1-129

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
67.6Striking75.5
Johnson +7.9
61.3Grappling80.3
Johnson +18.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KoscheckJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1599
Pound-for-pound
1557
1589
Divisional
1557
1481
Striking offense
1529
1526
Striking defense
1513
1518
Grappling offense
1513
1527
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
31 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'2"
73"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
4.07
40%
Strike accuracy
50%
1.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.08
66%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.07
Takedowns / 15 min
3.50
56%
Takedown accuracy
82%
50%
Takedown defense
83%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
64%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
28
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Koscheck
  • WFrank TriggKO/TKO R1
    Close -4202mo before
  • LPaulo ThiagoKO/TKO R1
    Close -4769mo before
  • WYoshiyuki YoshidaKO/TKO R1
    Close -27811mo before
  • LThiago AlvesU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 1mo before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -3181y 5mo before
Anthony Johnson
  • WYoshiyuki YoshidaKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -32828d before
  • WLuigi FioravantiKO/TKO R1
    Close -3519mo before
  • WKevin BurnsKO/TKO R3
    Close -35011mo before
  • LKevin BurnsKO/TKO R3
    Close -2631y 4mo before
  • WTommy SpeerKO/TKO R1
    Close +2001y 8mo before
Koscheck — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (18%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Koscheck
Johnson
15
UFC fights
7
131.9 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
38.5 min · 5.5 avg
22y 7m
Career length
19y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Koscheck
Johnson
233W–67L · 77.7%
Overall
92W–25L · 78.6%
167W–57L · 74.6%
Wins
58W–12L · 82.9%
66W–10L · 86.8%
Losses
34W–13L · 72.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Koscheck
Johnson
10W–8L · 55.6%
Overall
15W–5L · 75.0%
10W–8L · 55.6%
Wins
15W–5L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Koscheck
Johnson
2.11
Landed / min
5.80
26.9%
Accuracy
43.8%
69.1%
Defense
63.4%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.34
44.1%
Time at distance
41.1%
Grappling & control
Koscheck
Johnson
3.07
Takedowns / 15 min
3.50
56.3%
Takedown accuracy
81.8%
50.0%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.57
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.17
84.7%
Control share
83.6%
Strike target map
Koscheck
  • Head78%(205)div 63%
  • Body14%(38)div 21%
  • Legs8%(21)div 16%
Johnson
  • Head59%(93)div 63%
  • Body20%(32)div 21%
  • Legs20%(32)div 16%

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

Josh Koscheck
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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