Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier
Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT★ Performance of the Night5 rounds scheduled
Anthony Johnson
United StatesAnthony Johnson
“Rumble”
22-6-0
RESULT

Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 2:39
WIN
Daniel Cormier
United StatesDaniel Cormier
“DC”
22-3-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, May 23, 2015
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson by Submission in round 3 (2:39) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier, held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Anthony Johnson
Daniel Cormier
1
Knockdowns
0
23 of 50
Significant strikes
23 of 41
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
28 of 56
Total strikes
70 of 92
1 of 2
Takedowns
3 of 8
50%
Takedown accuracy
38%
0
Submission attempts
3
0
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
9:15
Significant strikes by target
18 of 45
Head
20 of 37
3 of 3
Body
2 of 2
2 of 2
Leg
1 of 2
15 of 38
Distance
5 of 17
7 of 11
Clinch
3 of 4
1 of 1
Ground
15 of 20

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
11 of 26
Sig. str.
5 of 13
12 of 27
Total str.
12 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
3:02
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
8 of 13
Sig. str.
14 of 22
12 of 18
Total str.
44 of 55
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
2
0:00
Ctrl
4:32
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 11
Sig. str.
4 of 6
4 of 11
Total str.
14 of 17
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:41
Ctrl
1:41

Betting Odds

Anthony Johnson
-107
52% implied win probability
Open: +108Best: +120
Daniel Cormier
-101
50% implied win probability
Open: -142Best: +108

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookAnthony JohnsonDaniel Cormier
Bookmaker-122+102
Bovada+120+100
Pinnacle-119+108
sports-interaction-115-115

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier?

Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson by Submission in round 3 (2:39) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier, held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Anthony Johnson 42%58% Daniel Cormier

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Anthony Johnson
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Daniel Cormier
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

88Power93
87Speed92
97Precision95
82Durability93
61Engine95
96Wrestling97
85Ground96

Biggest edge Daniel Cormier, Cardio +34

Attribute by attribute

Anthony Johnson is on the left of every row, Daniel Cormier on the right.
98Punch power96
78Kick power89
98Punch speed93
76Kick speed90
97Accuracy95
96Takedowns97
97Ground striking100
72Submissions91
72Chin96
92Body strength90
61Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

22-6-0
Record
22-3-0 (1 NC)
1887
Power Index rating
1943
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
47
6'2"
188 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
78"
198 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.25
SLpM
4.25
47%
Str. Acc.
52%
1.83
SApM
2.92
60%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

2.43
TD Avg.
1.83
57%
TD Acc.
44%
77%
TD Def.
80%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Anthony Johnson · 1-2-2
  • W
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    Bellator 258 · May 7, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ryan Bader
    Submission Underground 19 · Dec 20, 2020
    Decision
  • D
    Muhammed Lawal
    Quintet Ultra · Dec 12, 2019
    Draw
  • D
    Hector Lombard
    Quintet Ultra · Dec 12, 2019
    Draw
  • L
    Craig Jones
    Submission Underground 9 · Jul 7, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 0:47
Daniel Cormier · 3-2
  • L
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 252: Miocic vs Cormier · Aug 16, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic · Aug 17, 2019
    TKO · R4 · 4:09 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Derrick Lewis
    UFC 230: Cormier vs Lewis · Nov 3, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Stipe Miocic
    UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier · Jul 8, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Volkan Oezdemir
    UFC 220: Miocic vs Ngannou · Jan 21, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 14 fights
20.1
Avg sig. strikes
60.9
1.00
Avg takedowns
1.64
2:17
Avg control time
4:29
51
Career high strikes
181
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Anthony Johnson
Strike target
Daniel Cormier
67%
Head
77%
15%
Body
13%
18%
Leg
11%
Anthony Johnson
Strike position
Daniel Cormier
56%
Distance
59%
18%
Clinch
23%
26%
Ground
18%