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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Michael Johnson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1502
Michael Johnson
Elo1368

Michael JohnsonvsArtem LobovUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Saturday, October 27, 2018Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Official fight result

Michael Johnson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMichael Johnson: Pressure fightervsArtem Lobov: Striker

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Michael Johnson wins(59.8%)

Actual result: Michael Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Michael Johnson at -700 American odds

+$14 profit

$114 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Michael Johnson has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Michael Johnson has a 20cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Michael Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Artem Lobov
Blue Corner
-700
(88%)
Vegas Odds
+500
(17%)
1502
Elo
1368
40
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'9"
185.42 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Michael Johnson
oldest →
L
KOvs Diego Ferreira · May 23
W
vs Darrius Flowers · Feb 24
W
KOvs Ottman Azaitar · Dec 24
W
vs Daniel Zellhuber · Jul 25
L
KOvs Drew Dober · Mar 26
latest
Artem LobovL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Alex White · Feb 16
W
vs Chris Avila · Aug 16
W
vs Teruto Ishihara · Nov 16
L
vs Cub Swanson · Apr 17
L
vs Andre Fili · Oct 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michael JohnsonMetricArtem Lobov
4.27
Strikes / min
3.52
3.78
Strikes absorbed / min
4.82
58%
Strike defense
50%
0.57
TDs / 15 min
0.39
81%
Takedown defense
52%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.49Δ 1.79 — meaningful gap-1.30

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1534 vs 1474Strikes46.5 vs 56.3Takedowns0.4 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.05 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs -0.4
Michael JohnsonArtem Lobov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Michael Johnson(10 fights)Artem Lobov(7 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 +134.1|Blue -134.1
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -308.0|Blue +308.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michael JohnsonTargetArtem Lobov

By target zone

46
31% acc · 46%
Head
29
21% acc · 43%
35
69% acc · 35%
Body
12
67% acc · 18%
18
86% acc · 18%
Leg
26
87% acc · 39%

By position

98
45% acc · 99%
Distance
66
35% acc · 99%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
33% acc · 1%
1
50% acc · 1%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Michael Johnson rounds
0
even
0
Artem Lobov rounds
Round 1Michael Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Michael Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes42
Takedowns0
Control0:00
31Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Michael Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns1
Control0:39
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
99 / 219
Sig Strikes
67 / 189
45%
Sig Str %
34.7%
101 / 222
Total Strikes
67 / 189
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:39
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Artem Lobov22 / 5622 / 560 / 00
1Michael Johnson26 / 5426 / 540 / 00
2Artem Lobov31 / 7131 / 710 / 00
2Michael Johnson42 / 9142 / 910 / 00
3Artem Lobov14 / 6214 / 620 / 00
3Michael Johnson31 / 7433 / 771 / 10

Michael Johnson

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights32

Artem Lobov

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights7