Bantamweight
3 Rounds
John Dodson won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, April 16, 2016·Tampa, Florida, USA, USA
Style matchupJohn Dodson: Well-roundedvsManvel Gamburyan: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: John Dodson wins(57.5%)
Actual result: John Dodson wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
John Dodson
Red Corner
VS
Manvel Gamburyan
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+400
(20%)
41
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'3"
Height
5'5"
167.64 cm
Reach
170.18 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John Dodson
oldest →latest
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Mar 18L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Sep 18L
vs Petr Yan · Feb 19W
KOvs Nathaniel Wood · Feb 20L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Aug 20Manvel Gamburyan
oldest →latest
W
vs Cole Miller · Aug 13L
vs Nik Lentz · May 14W
SUBvs Cody Gibson · Sep 14W
vs Scott Jorgensen · Jul 15L
KOvs Johnny Eduardo · Nov 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John DodsonMetricManvel Gamburyan
3.20
Strikes / min
2.13
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
61%
Strike defense
55%
0.71
TDs / 15 min
3.26
82%
Takedown defense
69%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.38evenly matched on net striking-0.70
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John DodsonManvel Gamburyan
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Dodson(10 fights)Manvel Gamburyan(9 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+44.3-44.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-52.052.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.9-0.9
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
John Dodson
StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17
Manvel Gamburyan
StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights9