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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Daniel Cormier won · SUB R2
Elo1388
Daniel Cormier
Elo1491
Anthony Johnson

Daniel CormiervsAnthony JohnsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Saturday, April 8, 2017Buffalo, New York, USA

Official fight result

Daniel Cormier won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:37

Style matchupDaniel Cormier: Well-roundedvsAnthony Johnson: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Daniel Cormier wins(56.9%)

Actual result: Daniel Cormier wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Daniel Cormier at +120 American odds

+$120 profit

$220 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Anthony Johnson enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Anthony Johnson has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Daniel Cormier
Red Corner
VS
Anthony Johnson
Blue Corner
+120
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-140
(58%)
1388
Elo
1491
47
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'2"
182.88 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Daniel CormierL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jan 18
W
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Jul 18
W
SUBvs Derrick Lewis · Nov 18
L
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Aug 19
L
vs Stipe Miocic · Aug 20
latest
Anthony JohnsonW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Alexander Gustafsson · Jan 15
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · May 15
W
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Sep 15
W
KOvs Ryan Bader · Jan 16
W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Daniel CormierMetricAnthony Johnson
4.25
Strikes / min
3.25
2.92
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
54%
Strike defense
60%
1.83
TDs / 15 min
2.43
80%
Takedown defense
77%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.33evenly matched on net striking+1.42

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1592 vs 1600Strikes56.9 vs 19.9Takedowns1.8 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.63 vs 0.28Form0.8 vs 0.8
Daniel CormierAnthony Johnson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Daniel Cormier(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 -103.0|Blue +103.0
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +1.7|Blue -1.7
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.

Daniel CormierTargetAnthony Johnson

By target zone

29
85% acc · 81%
Head
6
33% acc · 27%
4
100% acc · 11%
Body
8
80% acc · 36%
3
100% acc · 8%
Leg
8
100% acc · 36%

By position

1
20% acc · 3%
Distance
12
48% acc · 55%
21
95% acc · 58%
Clinch
10
91% acc · 45%
14
100% acc · 39%
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
Daniel Cormier rounds
0
even
1
Anthony Johnson rounds
Round 1Anthony Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control1:40
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:15Control
Round 2Daniel Cormier edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control2:32
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:23Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
36 / 41
Sig Strikes
22 / 36
86.5%
Sig Str %
59%
85 / 97
Total Strikes
22 / 36
1 / 2
TDs
1 / 3
50%
TD %
50%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:12
Ctrl Time
2:38

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Anthony Johnson16 / 2516 / 250 / 20
1Daniel Cormier12 / 1432 / 340 / 00
2Anthony Johnson6 / 116 / 111 / 10
2Daniel Cormier24 / 2753 / 631 / 21

Daniel Cormier

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Anthony Johnson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11