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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Anthony Johnson won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1430
Alexander Gustafsson
Elo1491
Anthony Johnson

Alexander GustafssonvsAnthony JohnsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Saturday, January 24, 2015Stockholm, Sweden

Official fight result

Anthony Johnson won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:15

Style matchupAlexander Gustafsson: Pressure fightervsAnthony Johnson: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Alexander Gustafsson wins(57.2%)

Actual result: Anthony Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alexander Gustafsson at -290 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alexander Gustafsson enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Alexander Gustafsson
Red Corner
VS
Anthony Johnson
Blue Corner
-290
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+260
(28%)
1430
Elo
1491
39
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'5"
Height
6'2"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alexander GustafssonL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · May 17
L
KOvs Jon Jones · Dec 18
L
SUBvs Anthony Smith · Jun 19
L
SUBvs Fabricio Werdum · Jul 20
L
KOvs Nikita Krylov · Jul 22
latest
Anthony Johnson
oldest →
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · May 15
W
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Sep 15
W
KOvs Ryan Bader · Jan 16
W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · Apr 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alexander GustafssonMetricAnthony Johnson
4.03
Strikes / min
3.25
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
51%
Strike defense
60%
1.53
TDs / 15 min
2.43
83%
Takedown defense
77%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50evenly matched on net striking+1.42

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1578 vs 1550Strikes36.4 vs 20.5Takedowns1.2 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.38Form0.5 vs 0.9
Alexander GustafssonAnthony Johnson

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alexander Gustafsson(10 fights)Anthony Johnson(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -60.3|Blue +60.3
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +140.0|Blue -140.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alexander GustafssonTargetAnthony Johnson

By target zone

8
50% acc · 80%
Head
29
64% acc · 97%
0
0% acc
Body
0
2
67% acc · 20%
Leg
1
50% acc · 3%

By position

10
50% acc · 100%
Distance
9
43% acc · 30%
0
Clinch
4
80% acc · 13%
0
Ground
17
81% acc · 57%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Alexander Gustafsson rounds
0
even
1
Anthony Johnson rounds
Round 1Anthony Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
10 / 20
Sig Strikes
30 / 47
50%
Sig Str %
63%
10 / 20
Total Strikes
38 / 56
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:32

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Anthony Johnson30 / 4738 / 560 / 00
1Alexander Gustafsson10 / 2010 / 200 / 00

Alexander Gustafsson

StanceOrthodox
Height77.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights17

Anthony Johnson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11