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UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Birmingham, USA
7 Dec 1996
Open Weight
VS
55%
Shamrock
45%
Johnston
Win Probability
Submission
Round 1 · 5:48
KS
Ken Shamrock
"The World's Most Dangerous Man"
28 – 17
6'1"72" reachOrthodox62 yrs3-fight slidePressure Fighter
CFR 22
★ Official Result
Ken ShamrockwinsSubmissionR1 · 5:48
def. Brian Johnston · UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Shamrock
→
Actual result
Shamrock wins
Submission · R1
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Shamrock at 55% vs Johnston at 45% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Shamrock has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 11 points.
Risk flags
Shamrock's chin rating of 10 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Johnston has a chin rating of 32 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
ShamrockJohnston
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Shamrock
Johnston
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'1"
Height
+6'3"
72"
Reach
62
Age
+58
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Shamrock
Johnston
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
22.2
18.1
64.6
Performance Avg
49.3
71
Quality of Victory
60
65
Momentum Score
46
Shamrock
Johnston
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.4
/ 10
10.0
/ 10
8.6
Style: Pressure
8.0
1.1
Style: Volume
0.7
2 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
2 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
21
Head
0
1
Body
0
0
Leg
1
RangeRange
0Distance1
0Clinch0
22Ground0
Shamrock
Johnston
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
5.3
/ 10
0.0
/ 10
3.7
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.0
6.7
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
4
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Shamrock
Johnston
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
10
32
3 consec. KOs
Verdict
KO risk
4
KO/TKO Losses
2
0
Sub Losses
2
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
2 fights ago
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
13/45 fights
Chin rating based on
6/10 fights
Shamrock
Johnston
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
65
46
3-fight 📉 slide
Current form
3-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R1
L · KO · R1
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
L · KO · R3
Last 5
L · Sub · R1
L · Sub · R1
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
L · KO · R1
Shamrock
Johnston
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
100%
100%
2
KO / TKO Wins
2
4
Submission Wins
0
0
Decision Wins
0
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Shamrock
Johnston
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.4
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
10.0
5.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.0
3.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.0
6.7
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
8.6
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.0
1.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.7
ShamrockJohnston
Strike Zones
Shamrock
Attacking
22 landedAbsorbing
1 absorbedJohnston
Attacking
1 landedAbsorbing
22 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Shamrock targets the head (95% of attacks) — Johnston absorbs 95% of strikes there
🎯Johnston targets the legs (100% of attacks) — Shamrock absorbs 100% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Shamrock
RND
Johnston
0/0R00/0
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