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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Anthony Johnson won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1491
Anthony Johnson
Elo1373

Anthony JohnsonvsJimi ManuwaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Saturday, September 5, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Anthony Johnson won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:28

Style matchupAnthony Johnson: WrestlervsJimi Manuwa: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Jimi Manuwa wins(62.3%)

Actual result: Anthony Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Jimi Manuwa at +525 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Jimi Manuwa enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Anthony Johnson is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Jimi Manuwa has lost 83% of fights by KO.
  • Anthony Johnson has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Anthony Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Jimi Manuwa
Blue Corner
-750
(88%)
Vegas Odds
+525
(16%)
1491
Elo
1373
42
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'1"
198.12 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Anthony Johnson
oldest →
W
KOvs Alexander Gustafsson · Jan 15
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · May 15
W
KOvs Ryan Bader · Jan 16
W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · Apr 17
latest
Jimi ManuwaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17
L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Mar 18
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Dec 18
L
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · Jun 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anthony JohnsonMetricJimi Manuwa
3.25
Strikes / min
3.43
1.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.97
60%
Strike defense
49%
2.43
TDs / 15 min
0.53
77%
Takedown defense
70%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.42Δ 1.96 — meaningful gap-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1551 vs 1549Strikes21.3 vs 35.0Takedowns1.1 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.33 vs 0.20Form0.2 vs 0.6
Anthony JohnsonJimi Manuwa

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Anthony Johnson(10 fights)Jimi Manuwa(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 +117.5|Blue -117.5
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -42.0|Blue +42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Anthony JohnsonTargetJimi Manuwa

By target zone

16
52% acc · 64%
Head
1
9% acc · 13%
3
75% acc · 12%
Body
0
0% acc
6
86% acc · 24%
Leg
7
88% acc · 88%

By position

13
52% acc · 52%
Distance
5
31% acc · 63%
9
75% acc · 36%
Clinch
3
75% acc · 38%
3
60% acc · 12%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Anthony Johnson rounds
0
even
0
Jimi Manuwa rounds
Round 1Anthony Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns2
Control3:18
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:51Control
Round 2Anthony Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:03
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
25 / 42
Sig Strikes
8 / 20
57%
Sig Str %
40%
37 / 55
Total Strikes
8 / 20
2 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:21
Ctrl Time
0:51

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jimi Manuwa6 / 156 / 150 / 00
1Anthony Johnson18 / 2830 / 412 / 20
2Jimi Manuwa2 / 52 / 50 / 00
2Anthony Johnson7 / 147 / 140 / 00

Anthony Johnson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11

Jimi Manuwa

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12