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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Charles Johnson won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1507
Charles Johnson editorial illustration
Elo1500
Lone'er Kavanagh editorial illustration

Charles JohnsonvsLone'er KavanaghUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Saturday, August 23, 2025Shanghai, Hebei, China

Official fight result

Charles Johnson won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:35

Style matchupCharles Johnson: Pressure fightervsLone'er Kavanagh: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Charles Johnson wins(50.2%)

Actual result: Charles Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Charles Johnson at +205 American odds

+$205 profit

$305 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Lone'er Kavanagh has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Charles Johnson (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Charles Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Lone'er Kavanagh
Blue Corner
+205
(33%)
Vegas Odds
-250
(71%)
1507
Elo
1500
35
Age
27
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'6"
177.8 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Charles Johnson
oldest →
W
vs Sumudaerji · Oct 24
L
vs Ramazan Temirov · Mar 25
L
KOvs Alex Perez · Jan 26
W
vs Bruno Silva · Mar 26
L
SUBvs Asu Almabayev · Jun 26
latest
Lone'er Kavanagh
oldest →
W
vs Jose Ochoa · Nov 24
W
vs Felipe dos Santos · Mar 25
W
vs Brandon Moreno · Feb 26
L
SUBvs Brandon Royval · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Charles JohnsonMetricLone'er Kavanagh
4.77
Strikes / min
4.13
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
3.49
55%
Strike defense
56%
0.51
TDs / 15 min
1.12
69%
Takedown defense
94%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.75evenly matched on net striking+0.64

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1531Strikes4.8 vs 4.1Takedowns0.5 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.20Form0.3 vs 1.0
Charles JohnsonLone'er Kavanagh

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Charles Johnson(10 fights)Lone'er Kavanagh(5 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 +7.0|Blue -7.0
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +21.0|Blue -21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Charles JohnsonTargetLone'er Kavanagh

By target zone

18
37% acc · 41%
Head
32
39% acc · 54%
6
60% acc · 14%
Body
21
81% acc · 36%
20
91% acc · 45%
Leg
6
55% acc · 10%

By position

37
52% acc · 84%
Distance
53
48% acc · 90%
4
67% acc · 9%
Clinch
6
67% acc · 10%
3
75% acc · 7%
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
Charles Johnson rounds
0
even
1
Lone'er Kavanagh rounds
Round 1Lone'er Kavanagh edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:10
36Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Charles Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns1
Control0:22
Knockdowns1
23Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:59Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
44 / 81
Sig Strikes
59 / 120
54.5%
Sig Str %
48%
52 / 89
Total Strikes
60 / 121
1 / 5
TDs
1 / 2
16.5%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
1
0:32
Ctrl Time
0:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Lone'er Kavanagh36 / 6537 / 660 / 00
1Charles Johnson14 / 2514 / 250 / 20
2Lone'er Kavanagh23 / 5523 / 551 / 21
2Charles Johnson30 / 5638 / 641 / 30

Charles Johnson

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15

Lone'er Kavanagh

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights5