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UFC: Silva vs Irvin
Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns
6-1 · USA
VS
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
5-1 · USA
July 19, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Kevin Burns def. Anthony Johnson by KO/TKO (to Eye Injury), R3 3:35
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burns13/300/000:08
Johnson20/401/102:48
R2
Burns13/320/100:03
Johnson25/462/301:52
R3 · 3:35
Burns11/210/000:06
Johnson6/122/202:07
Total
Burns37/830/100:17
Johnson51/985/606:47

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
BurnsWin probabilityJohnson
6.2%93.8%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
10%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Burns6%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%23%
Submission2%33%
Decision3%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 37
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Johnson94%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%34%
Submission8%9%
Decision54%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 51
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.8)act 5
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R223%
R35%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Burns
14.6%+578
Johnson
-57884.5%
Most takedownstie 26.3%
Burns
7.8%+846
Johnson
-84665.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
42.0%
+138
Under 26.5
58.0%
-138
03366
Johnson
Expected: 65.0
65
Over 65
42.0%
+136
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
57.0%
-136
082163
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.4%
Exactly 0
81.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Johnson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.0%
+104
Under 1.5
51.0%
-104
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 11.1 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
Burns6.2%30.6%−24.4+213
Johnson93.8%69.4%+24.4-263

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
70.9Striking80.8
Johnson +9.9
39.7Grappling76.8
Johnson +37.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurnsJohnson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1528
Pound-for-pound
1523
1528
Divisional
1524
1501
Striking offense
1497
1504
Striking defense
1512
1507
Grappling offense
1543
1497
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
28 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'2"
74"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.91
Strikes landed / min
4.37
62%
Strike accuracy
49%
1.36
Strikes absorbed / min
1.53
60%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
Takedown accuracy
50%
67%
Takedown defense
75%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
42
Days since last fight
108
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Burns
  • WRoan CarneiroSUB R2
    Close +37542d before
Anthony Johnson
  • WTommy SpeerKO/TKO R1
    Close +2004mo before
  • LRich ClementiSUB R2
    missedClose -22810mo before
  • WChad ReinerKO/TKO R1
    1y 1mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 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
Burns
Johnson
1
UFC fights
3
8.8 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
9.2 min · 3.1 avg
19y 11m
Career length
19y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Burns
Johnson
12W–4L · 75.0%
Overall
54W–16L · 77.1%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Wins
26W–4L · 86.7%
0W–0L
Losses
28W–12L · 70.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Johnson
41W–15L · 73.2%
Overall
15W–5L · 75.0%
38W–15L · 71.7%
Wins
15W–5L · 75.0%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Burns
Johnson
4.87
Landed / min
5.66
44.4%
Accuracy
35.2%
71.4%
Defense
77.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
4.92
9.3%
Time at distance
36.7%
Grappling & control
Burns
Johnson
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
75.0%
1.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.92
11.3%
Control share
47.4%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head88%(7)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs13%(1)div 14%
Johnson
  • Head80%(32)div 66%
  • Body13%(5)div 20%
  • Legs8%(3)div 14%

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

Kevin Burns
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.