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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson
15-6 · USA
VS
Joshua Van
Joshua Van
10-1 · MMR
July 13, 2024 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Charles Johnson def. Joshua Van by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 0:20
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Johnson44/800/200:32
Van22/461/100:15
R2
Johnson36/1000/000:00
Van44/830/000:00
R3 · 0:20
Johnson8/110/010:02
Van1/40/000:00
Total
Johnson88/1910/210:34
Van67/1331/100:15

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
JohnsonWin probabilityVan
41.3%58.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
18%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Johnson41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%26%8%
Submission7%17%6%
Decision23%57%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 88
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Van59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%32%13%
Submission10%18%7%
Decision30%50%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (2582)act 67
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R217%
R36%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Johnson
44.8%+121
Van
-12154.4%
Most takedownstie 35.7%
Johnson
21.2%+203
Van
-20343.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 52.8
53
Over 53
39.1%
+153
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
60.0%
-153
066132
Van
Expected: 60.7
60.5
Over 60.5
39.9%
+151
Under 60.5
60.1%
-151
076152
Takedowns — over/under
Johnson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.8%
+196
Under 0.5
66.2%
-196
035
Van
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.8%
+135
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-135
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 10.6 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
Johnson41.3%30.0%+11.3+218
Van58.7%70.0%−11.3-274
By method
Johnson by KO/TKO12.1%8.1%+4.0+927
Johnson by submission7.3%5.8%+1.5+1332
Johnson by decision21.9%19.3%+2.6+330
Van by KO/TKO17.2%13.4%+3.8+523
Van by submission10.4%6.5%+3.9+1180
Van by decision31.1%46.9%−15.8-129
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.2%80.6%−4.4-643
Over 2.5 rds58.9%73.4%−14.5-368
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.9%69.1%−16.2-279

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
74.0Striking71.3
Johnson +2.7
38.1Grappling47.0
Van +8.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JohnsonVan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1561
1547
Divisional
1561
1514
Striking offense
1515
1505
Striking defense
1493
1499
Grappling offense
1495
1498
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
33 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'5"
70"
Reach
65"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.48
Strikes landed / min
9.08
53%
Strike accuracy
53%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
5.77
60%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
23%
Takedown accuracy
43%
67%
Takedown defense
79%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Charles Johnson
  • WJake HadleyU-DEC R3
    Close -1182mo before
  • WAzat MaksumU-DEC R3
    Close +1905mo before
  • LRafael EstevamU-DEC R3
    Close +1218mo before
  • LCody DurdenU-DEC R3
    Close -1471y 2mo before
  • LOde OsbourneS-DEC R3
    Close -1741y 5mo before
Joshua Van
  • WFelipe BunesKO/TKO R2
    Close -2846mo before
  • WKevin BorjasU-DEC R3
    Close -2408mo before
  • WZhalgas ZhumagulovS-DEC R3
    Close +1721y 1mo before
Johnson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 6 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2
Van — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Johnson
Van
8
UFC fights
3
109.5 min · 13.7 avg
Octagon time
39.5 min · 13.2 avg
10y 2m
Career length
4y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Johnson
Van
100W–23L · 81.3%
Overall
36W–15L · 70.6%
57W–14L · 80.3%
Wins
36W–15L · 70.6%
43W–9L · 82.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Johnson
Van
73W–26L · 73.7%
Overall
30W–18L · 62.5%
47W–17L · 73.4%
Wins
30W–18L · 62.5%
26W–9L · 74.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Johnson
Van
6.79
Landed / min
9.82
50.1%
Accuracy
51.0%
61.7%
Defense
60.5%
0.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.38
54.2%
Time at distance
82.4%
Grappling & control
Johnson
Van
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
1.14
23.1%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
67.3%
Takedown defense
78.6%
0.55
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
13.7%
Control share
39.3%
Strike target map
Johnson
  • Head51%(248)div 62%
  • Body30%(145)div 22%
  • Legs20%(98)div 16%
Van
  • Head65%(233)div 62%
  • Body26%(93)div 22%
  • Legs9%(33)div 16%

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

Charles Johnson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joshua Van
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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