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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Clay Guida won · U-DEC
Elo1502
Michael Johnson
Elo1490
Clay Guida

Michael JohnsonvsClay GuidaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Saturday, February 6, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Clay Guida won

U-DEC

Style matchupMichael Johnson: Pressure fightervsClay Guida: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Clay Guida wins(50.1%)

Actual result: Clay Guida wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Clay Guida at +175 American odds

+$175 profit

$275 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Clay Guida enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Michael Johnson has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Michael Johnson (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Michael Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Clay Guida
Blue Corner
-225
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+175
(36%)
1502
Elo
1490
40
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'7"
185.42 cm
Reach
177.8 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
Clay GuidaL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Claudio Puelles · Apr 22
W
vs Scott Holtzman · Dec 22
L
vs Rafa Garcia · Apr 23
L
vs Joaquim Silva · Dec 23
L
SUBvs Chase Hooper · Dec 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michael JohnsonMetricClay Guida
4.27
Strikes / min
2.63
3.78
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
58%
Strike defense
61%
0.57
TDs / 15 min
3.10
81%
Takedown defense
66%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.49evenly matched on net striking-0.37

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1492 vs 1504Strikes4.2 vs 2.4Takedowns0.5 vs 3.4Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.70Form-0.6 vs -0.6
Michael JohnsonClay Guida

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Michael Johnson(10 fights)Clay Guida(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 +12.0|Blue -12.0
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red +38.0|Blue -38.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michael JohnsonTargetClay Guida

By target zone

52
46% acc · 90%
Head
31
44% acc · 63%
5
42% acc · 9%
Body
12
100% acc · 24%
1
100% acc · 2%
Leg
6
100% acc · 12%

By position

47
41% acc · 81%
Distance
32
44% acc · 65%
6
100% acc · 10%
Clinch
14
100% acc · 29%
5
100% acc · 9%
Ground
3
100% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Michael Johnson rounds
1
even
2
Clay Guida rounds
Round 1Clay Guida edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:33
29Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:24Control
Round 2Clay Guida edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control1:04
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:50Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control1:26
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:39Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
58 / 126
Sig Strikes
49 / 89
45.3%
Sig Str %
50.7%
70 / 138
Total Strikes
65 / 107
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 7
TD %
58.3%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
3:03
Ctrl Time
6:53

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Clay Guida29 / 4431 / 461 / 20
1Michael Johnson31 / 6632 / 670 / 00
2Clay Guida13 / 2421 / 321 / 40
2Michael Johnson14 / 2718 / 310 / 00
3Clay Guida7 / 2113 / 291 / 11
3Michael Johnson13 / 3320 / 400 / 00

Michael Johnson

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights32

Clay Guida

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights27