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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Anthony Johnson won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1491
Anthony Johnson
Elo1491
Ryan Bader

Anthony JohnsonvsRyan BaderUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · Saturday, January 30, 2016Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Anthony Johnson won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:26

Style matchupAnthony Johnson: WrestlervsRyan Bader: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Ryan Bader wins(67.9%)

Actual result: Anthony Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Ryan Bader at +210 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Ryan Bader enters on a 5-fight win streak.
  • Anthony Johnson is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Ryan Bader has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Ryan Bader has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Anthony Johnson has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Anthony Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Ryan Bader
Blue Corner
-250
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+210
(32%)
1491
Elo
1491
42
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'2"
198.12 cm
Reach
187.96 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 Jimi Manuwa · Sep 15
W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · Apr 17
latest
Ryan BaderW5 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ovince Saint Preux · Aug 14
W
vs Phil Davis · Jan 15
W
vs Rashad Evans · Oct 15
W
KOvs Ilir Latifi · Sep 16
W
KOvs Rogerio Nogueira · Nov 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anthony JohnsonMetricRyan Bader
3.25
Strikes / min
2.82
1.83
Strikes absorbed / min
1.39
60%
Strike defense
71%
2.43
TDs / 15 min
3.37
77%
Takedown defense
80%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.42evenly matched on net striking+1.43

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1566 vs 1584Strikes21.5 vs 28.1Takedowns1.1 vs 2.4Sub Atts0.31 vs 0.29Form0.5 vs 1.0
Anthony JohnsonRyan Bader

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Anthony Johnson(10 fights)Ryan Bader(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 +0.1|Blue -0.1
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +28.0|Blue -28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Anthony JohnsonTargetRyan Bader

By target zone

11
85% acc · 100%
Head
0
0
Body
0
0
Leg
0

By position

0
Distance
0
0
Clinch
0
11
85% acc · 100%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Anthony Johnson rounds
0
even
0
Ryan Bader rounds
Round 1Anthony Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control1:13
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
11 / 13
Sig Strikes
0 / 0
84%
Sig Str %
13 / 15
Total Strikes
0 / 0
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:13
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ryan Bader0 / 00 / 00 / 10
1Anthony Johnson11 / 1313 / 150 / 00

Anthony Johnson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11

Ryan Bader

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights16