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UFC 11: The Proving Ground
Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston
1-1 · USA
VS
Reza Nasri
Reza Nasri
0-1 · IRN
September 20, 1996 · Augusta, Georgia, USA
Open Weight · 1 rounds
235.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Brian Johnston def. Reza Nasri by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 0:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:28
Johnston6/81/10
Nasri0/00/10
Total
Johnston6/81/10
Nasri0/00/10

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
JohnstonWin probabilityNasri
64.5%35.5%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
12%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnston65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%29%
Submission8%12%
Decision38%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes73 (4295)act 6
Takedowns3.2 (0.46.2)act 1
Nasri35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%22%
Submission4%13%
Decision23%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes144 (83188)act 0
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~217 sig strikes~3.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R26%
R38%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikes
Johnston
20.9%+376
Nasri
-37678.7%
Most takedownstie 16.9%
Johnston
75.2%-943
Nasri
+9438.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnston
Expected: 73.0
73
Over 73
42.0%
+136
Exactly 73
0.9%
push
Under 73
57.0%
-136
092183
Nasri
Expected: 144.2
144
Over 144
42.4%
+135
Exactly 144
0.5%
push
Under 144
57.2%
-135
0181361
Takedowns — over/under
Johnston
Expected: 3.2
3
Over 3
42.1%
-105
Exactly 3
17.9%
push
Under 3
40.0%
+105
0510
Nasri
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
91.8%
-1121
Under 0.5
8.2%
+1121
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 11.2 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
JohnstonNasri
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1503
Pound-for-pound
1500
1503
Divisional
1500
Striking offense
Striking defense
1499
Grappling offense
1561
1500
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
6'3"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.85
Strikes landed / min
48%
Strike accuracy
1.99
Strikes absorbed / min
30%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brian Johnston
  • LDon FryeKO/TKO R1
    2mo before
  • WScott FiedlerKO/TKO R1
    2mo before
Reza Nasri
No prior UFC fights.
Johnston — win / loss by method
Record: 1-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
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
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Nasri — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnston
Nasri
2
UFC fights
0
7.0 min · 3.5 avg
Octagon time
30y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnston
Nasri
4W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Distance striking
Johnston
Nasri
0.00
Landed / min
0.0%
Accuracy
60.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
54.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Johnston
Nasri
2.13
Takedowns / 15 min
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
2.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Johnston
  • Head54%(7)div 68%
  • Body31%(4)div 17%
  • Legs15%(2)div 14%
Nasri
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Brian Johnston
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Reza Nasri

No UFC fights on record.

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