Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Demetrious Johnson won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 5, 2011·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Model Prediction: Norifumi Yamamoto wins(50.1%)
Actual result: Demetrious Johnson wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Demetrious Johnson has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Demetrious Johnson has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Norifumi Yamamoto (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Norifumi Yamamoto
Red Corner
VS
Demetrious Johnson
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
49
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'3"
167.64 cm
Reach
167.64 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Norifumi YamamotoL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Darren Uyenoyama · Nov 11L
SUBvs Vaughan Lee · Feb 12Demetrious Johnson
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Apr 16W
vs Tim Elliott · Dec 16W
SUBvs Wilson Reis · Apr 17W
SUBvs Ray Borg · Oct 17L
vs Henry Cejudo · Aug 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Norifumi YamamotoMetricDemetrious Johnson
2.09
Strikes / min
3.43
2.01
Strikes absorbed / min
1.66
57%
Strike defense
67%
0.41
TDs / 15 min
3.35
45%
Takedown defense
65%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.08Δ 1.69 — meaningful gap+1.77
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Norifumi Yamamoto(3 fights)Demetrious Johnson(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Norifumi Yamamoto
StanceSouthpaw
Height64.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights3
Demetrious Johnson
StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17