Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Anthony Johnson won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, April 26, 2014·Baltimore, Maryland, USA, USA
Style matchupPhil Davis: WrestlervsAnthony Johnson: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Phil Davis wins(56.4%)
Actual result: Anthony 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.
- Phil Davis has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Tale of the Tape
Phil Davis
Red Corner
VS
Anthony Johnson
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
41
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'2"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Phil Davis
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Wagner Prado · Oct 12W
vs Vinny Magalhaes · Apr 13W
vs Lyoto Machida · Aug 13W
vs Glover Teixeira · Oct 14L
vs Ryan Bader · Jan 15Anthony Johnson
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · May 15W
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Sep 15W
KOvs Ryan Bader · Jan 16W
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Aug 16L
SUBvs Daniel Cormier · Apr 17Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Phil DavisMetricAnthony Johnson
2.85
Strikes / min
3.25
1.33
Strikes absorbed / min
1.83
72%
Strike defense
60%
2.99
TDs / 15 min
2.43
72%
Takedown defense
77%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.52evenly matched on net striking+1.42
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Phil DavisAnthony Johnson
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Phil Davis(10 fights)Anthony Johnson(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+68.0-68.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-567.0567.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Phil Davis
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights11
Anthony Johnson
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11