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UFC 14: Showdown
Dan Bobish
Dan Bobish
4-2 · USA
VS
Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston
5-4 · USA
July 27, 1997 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds
310.0lb
Weigh-in
232.0lb
Dan Bobish def. Brian Johnston by SUB (Forearm Choke), R1 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:10
Bobish9/211/10
Johnston6/100/00
Total
Bobish9/211/10
Johnston6/100/00

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
BobishWin probabilityJohnston
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
27%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 9.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Bobish61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%
Submission17%28%
Decision23%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 9
Takedowns1.4 (0.23.2)act 1
Johnston39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%42%
Submission10%25%
Decision13%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 6
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R226%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Bobish
58.4%-144
Johnston
+14440.5%
Most takedownstie 20.8%
Bobish
71.1%-875
Johnston
+8758.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bobish
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
42.0%
+135
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.8%
-135
068136
Johnston
Expected: 44.5
44.5
Over 44.5
42.5%
+135
Under 44.5
57.5%
-135
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Bobish
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
54.4%
-120
Under 1.5
45.6%
+120
035
Johnston
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
51.2%
-105
Under 0.5
48.8%
+105
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 9.1 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BobishJohnston
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1501
Pound-for-pound
1491
1501
Divisional
1500
1485
Striking offense
1490
1500
Striking defense
1511
1552
Grappling offense
1492
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.47
Strike accuracy
53%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.88
Strike defense
35%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
25%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
232
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dan Bobish
No prior UFC fights.
Brian Johnston
  • LKen ShamrockSUB R1
    8mo before
  • WReza NasriKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
  • LMark ColemanKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
  • LDon FryeKO/TKO R1
    1y before
  • WScott FiedlerKO/TKO R1
    1y before
Bobish — win / loss by method
Record: 4-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Johnston — win / loss by method
Record: 5-4-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Bobish
Johnston
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
15.6 min · 3.1 avg
Career length
30y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bobish
Johnston
Overall
28W–4L · 87.5%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
28W–4L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bobish
Johnston
8W–8L · 50.0%
Overall
11W–14L · 44.0%
5W–8L · 38.5%
Wins
5W–12L · 29.4%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Bobish
Johnston
Landed / min
0.33
Accuracy
28.6%
Defense
66.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
76.4%
Grappling & control
Bobish
Johnston
Takedowns / 15 min
1.92
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.96
Control share
Strike target map
Bobish
  • Head0%(0)div 86%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 2%
  • No strike data on record.
Johnston
  • Head52%(12)div 86%
  • Body22%(5)div 12%
  • Legs26%(6)div 2%

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

Dan Bobish

No UFC fights on record.

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

Brian Johnston
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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