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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
21-4-2 · USA
VS
Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston
2-2 · USA
December 7, 1996 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
220.0lb
Weigh-in
238.0lb
Ken Shamrock def. Brian Johnston by SUB (Forearm Choke), R1 5:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Shamrock22/391/10
Johnston1/30/00
Total
Shamrock22/391/10
Johnston1/30/00

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
ShamrockWin probabilityJohnston
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
8%
Submission
18%
Decision
74%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Shamrock39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%4%
Submission14%35%
Decision23%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 22
Takedowns1.5 (0.13.5)act 1
Johnston61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%11%
Submission4%7%
Decision50%82%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R22%
R34%
Distance74%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Shamrock
50.7%-106
Johnston
+10648.0%
Most takedownstie 9.2%
Shamrock
88.5%-3863
Johnston
+38632.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
41.6%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.8%
-136
052103
Johnston
Expected: 39.8
40
Over 40
41.3%
+138
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
57.0%
-138
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Shamrock
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
56.1%
-128
Under 1.5
43.9%
+128
035
Johnston
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.8%
Exactly 0
88.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.3 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
67.6Striking55.8
Shamrock +11.9
63.0Grappling68.6
Johnston +5.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ShamrockJohnston
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1505
1563
Divisional
1505
1460
Striking offense
1499
1550
Striking defense
1504
1502
Grappling offense
1499
1553
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
32 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
72"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
0.62
Strikes landed / min
2.24
39%
Strike accuracy
55%
0.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
73%
Strike defense
23%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
3.05
63%
Takedown accuracy
67%
100%
Takedown defense
33%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
204
Days since last fight
78
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ken Shamrock
  • LDan SevernS-DEC R3
    7mo before
  • WKimo LeopoldoSUB R1
    10mo before
  • DOleg TaktarovOther R2
    1y 3mo before
  • WDan SevernSUB R1
    1y 5mo before
  • DRoyce GracieOther R2
    1y 8mo before
Brian Johnston
  • WReza NasriKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
  • LMark ColemanKO/TKO R1
    3mo before
  • LDon FryeKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WScott FiedlerKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
Shamrock — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-2

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
5% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
18 wins, 3 losses
W
86% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
15 (88%)Submission(100%) 3
2 (12%)Decision(0%) 0
Johnston — win / loss by method
Record: 2-2-0

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, 2 losses
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% 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
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Shamrock
Johnston
7
UFC fights
4
115.0 min · 16.4 avg
Octagon time
9.8 min · 2.5 avg
32y 10m
Career length
30y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Shamrock
Johnston
16W–4L · 80.0%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Wins
0W–0L
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Shamrock
Johnston
90W–46L · 66.2%
Overall
66W–40L · 62.3%
Wins
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
Distance striking
Shamrock
Johnston
0.17
Landed / min
0.49
16.5%
Accuracy
27.3%
82.8%
Defense
60.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
92.6%
Time at distance
62.5%
Grappling & control
Shamrock
Johnston
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
3.05
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.78
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.53
Control share
Strike target map
Shamrock
  • Head66%(47)div 67%
  • Body24%(17)div 19%
  • Legs10%(7)div 14%
Johnston
  • Head55%(12)div 67%
  • Body23%(5)div 19%
  • Legs23%(5)div 14%

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

Ken Shamrock
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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.