Nurmagomedov vs Johnson Result & Stats: Nurmagomedov wins by SUB R3 · UFC 205, Sat, Nov 12, 2016

UFCUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor

Khabib NurmagomedovWIN

“The Eagle” · 29-0-0 · #2

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 3 · 2:31

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

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Michael Johnson

“The Menace” · 25-20-0 · #6

Saturday, November 12, 2016Madison Square Garden, New York, United States

Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Michael Johnson by Submission in round 3 (2:31) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor, held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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The result

Khabib NurmagomedovWIN

def. Michael Johnson

Submission

Round 3 · 2:31

Referee: John McCarthy
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Khabib NurmagomedovMichael Johnson

53%Power Index✓ Called it47%

73%Market · 3 sportsbooks✓ Called it27%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

-335

77% implied win probability · Open: +118

Michael Johnson

+257

28% implied win probability · Open: +212

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Khabib Nurmagomedov out-landed Michael Johnson 94 to 19 in significant strikes.
Khabib Nurmagomedov controlled Michael Johnson for 8:44 of the fight.
Khabib Nurmagomedov landed 66% of significant strikes to Michael Johnson's 25%.

Tale of the tape

23-0-0

Record

17-10-0

Age

5'10" · 178 cm

Height

5'10" · 178 cm

70" · 178 cm

Reach

73" · 185 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1779

Power Index

1757

5-0

Last 5

3-2

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Khabib NurmagomedovMichael Johnson

Knockdowns

94 / 142

Significant strikes

19 / 77

66%

Sig. strike accuracy

25%

140 / 190

Total strikes

20 / 78

2 / 6

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

8:44

Control time

0:00

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Khabib NurmagomedovMichael Johnson

9399%

Head

947%

11%

Body

737%

00%

Leg

316%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Khabib Nurmagomedov

94%

Michael Johnson

100%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Khabib Nurmagomedov94 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

55/21

Clinch

11/1

Ground

8787/119

11/1

Michael Johnson19 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

99/51

77/21

33/5

Clinch

Ground

Betting Odds

Khabib Nurmagomedov

-335

77% implied win probability

Open: +118

Michael Johnson

+257

28% implied win probability

Open: +212

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Khabib Nurmagomedov	Michael Johnson
BetOnline	-325
Bookmaker	-345	+280
Bovada	-335	+255
Pinnacle	-290
sports-interaction	-325	+235

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Michael Johnson spends 82% of fight time at distance.
Khabib Nurmagomedov stops 85% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
Khabib Nurmagomedov lands 5.32 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 99% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Khabib Nurmagomedov

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Michael Johnson

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxing

—Purple belt · BJJGilbert Burns
2009XCF ChampionXtreme Cage Fighting
2008MFL ChampionMidwest Fight League
—XCF amateur title (155 lb)Xtreme Cage Fighting

Camp · Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA / Hard Knocks 365 / Combat Club) · Deerfield Beach, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

86%

Head

53%

Body

32%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Khabib Nurmagomedovlast 13 fights

42%54%

Michael Johnsonlast 32 fights

90%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Khabib Nurmagomedov Michael Johnson

Strikes landed / min

4.104.27

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.753.78

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 38% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

5.320.57

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

48%39%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

85%81%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.800.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Khabib Nurmagomedov · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersMichael Johnson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.10

Strikes landed / min

4.27

1.75

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.78

5.32 / 11.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.57 / 1.5

48%

Takedown accuracy

39%

85%

Takedown defence

81%

7:17

Control time / fight

0:54

0.80

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Khabib Nurmagomedov13 UFC fights · 616 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

35%218/719

5%30/48

3%18/20

Clinch

2%10/20

1%7/8

1%8/9

Ground

49%299/417

3%20/20

1%6/6

Michael Johnson31 UFC fights · 1477 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

46%678/2447

29%430/790

15%219/290

Clinch

3%46/88

2%23/28

1%20/20

Ground

4%58/95

0%3/3

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Khabib Nurmagomedov15 of 23 ended early · 65%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Michael Johnson16 of 27 ended early · 59%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Khabib Nurmagomedov5-0

W
Darrell Horcher
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TKO · R2 · 3:38 · Catchweight
W
Rafael Dos Anjos
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W
Pat Healy
UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson· Sep 21, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Abel Trujillo
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2· May 25, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Thiago Tavares
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping· Jan 19, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:55 · Lightweight

Full record · 23 fights

W
Gleison Tibau
UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen II· Jul 8, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Kamal Shalorus
UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller· Jan 20, 2012
SUB · R3 · 2:08 · Lightweight
W
Arymarcel Santos
ProFC 36: Battle In The Caucasus· Oct 22, 2011
TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Welterweight
W
Vadim Sandulitsky
ProFC· Sep 15, 2011
SUB
W
Hamiz Mamedov
ProFC 30: Battle On Don· Aug 5, 2011
SUB · R1 · 3:51 · Welterweight
W
Kadzhik Abadzhyan
ProFC 29: Union Nation Cup (Stage 16)· Jul 2, 2011
SUB · R1 · 4:28 · Welterweight
W
Ashot Shahinyan
ProFC 28: Union Nation Cup (Stage 15)· May 6, 2011
TKO · R1 · 2:18 · Welterweight
W
Said Khalilov
ProFC 26: Union Nation Cup (Stage 14)· Apr 8, 2011
SUB · R1 · 3:16 · Welterweight
W
Alexander Agafonov
M-1· Feb 12, 2011
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Vitaly Ostrovskiy
M-1· Sep 17, 2010
TKO · R1 · 4:06 · Welterweight
W
Ali Bagov
Golden Fist Of Russia 1· Jun 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev
M-1: Russian Selection 2009 (Stage 9)· Nov 3, 2009
SUB · R1 · 4:36 · Lightweight
W
Eldar Eldarov
Tsumada FC 3· Aug 8, 2009
TKO · R2 · 2:44 · Welterweight
W
Said Akhmed
Tsumada FC 3· Aug 8, 2009
TKO · R1 · 2:05 · Welterweight
W
Shamil Abdulkerimov
Atrium Pankration Cup 2008· Oct 11, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Ramazan Kurbanismailov
Atrium Pankration Cup 2008· Oct 11, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Magomed Magomedov
Atrium Pankration Cup 2008· Oct 11, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Vusal Bayramov
CSFU: Champions League· Sep 13, 2008
SUB · R2 · 2:20 · Lightweight

Michael Johnson3-2

W
Dustin Poirier
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Johnson· Sep 17, 2016
TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Lightweight
L
Nate Diaz
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Beneil Dariush
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux· Aug 8, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Edson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir· Feb 22, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Melvin Guillard
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa· Mar 8, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 27 fights

W
Gleison Tibau
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2· Dec 28, 2013
TKO · R2 · 1:32 · Lightweight
W
Joe Lauzon
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 17, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Reza Madadi
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi· Apr 7, 2013
SUB · R3 · 1:33 · Lightweight
L
Myles Jury
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II· Dec 30, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Danny Castillo
UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot· Oct 5, 2012
TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Lightweight
W
Tony Ferguson
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller· May 5, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Shane Roller
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis· Jan 28, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Paul Sass
UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson· Oct 1, 2011
SUB · R1 · 3:00 · Lightweight
W
Edward Faaloloto
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry· Jun 26, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:42 · Lightweight
L
Jonathan Brookins
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale· Dec 4, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 12 Lightweight
W
Chris McDaniel
Missouri Regional· Jan 30, 2010
TKO
W
Ramiro Hernandez
Titan FC· Dec 18, 2009
DEC
W
Aaron Derrow
Missouri Regional· Oct 3, 2009
TKO
L
Eric Marriott
Missouri Regional· May 9, 2009
SUB
W
Clay French
Missouri Regional· Apr 10, 2009
SUB
L
Joe Brammer
Midwest Cage Championship· Mar 14, 2009
SUB
L
James Krause
Missouri Regional· Nov 22, 2008
SUB
W
Warren Stewart
Missouri Regional· Sep 13, 2008
TKO
W
Luke Gwaltney
Midwest Fight League· Jul 25, 2008
DEC
L
Ted Worthington
Midwest Cage Championship· Apr 25, 2008
SUB
W
Steve Schneider
Missouri Regional· Apr 18, 2008
SUB
W
Chauncey Prather
Missouri Regional· Feb 1, 2008
TKO

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