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Lavar Johnson "Big"

Inactive · age 49 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 240 lb 109 kg · reach 82" 208 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1469
Global Elo 1518 ±38
Rank
—
—
UFC record
2-2-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +12 · Δ1y +12
Last fight
Feb 23, 2013
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
25m
Avg fight time
6:17
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
3.7
Since last fight
13y 4mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Jan 28, 2012 — W vs Joey Beltran Δ+34May 5, 2012 — W vs Pat Barry Δ+31May 26, 2012 — L vs Stefan Struve Δ-32Feb 23, 2013 — L vs Brendan Schaub Δ-28 1440146014801500152015401560 2013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":256.9,"elo":1497,"date":"2012-01-28","opp":"Joey Beltran","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":1,"x":270,"y":174,"elo":1529,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Pat Barry","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":308.6,"y":258.8,"elo":1497,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":333.2,"elo":1469,"date":"2013-02-23","opp":"Brendan Schaub","result":"L","delta":-28}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 23, 2013 Brendan Schaub L -28
May 26, 2012 Stefan Struve L -32
May 5, 2012 Pat Barry W +31
Jan 28, 2012 Joey Beltran W +34

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
2 / 2
Finish rate
KO
2
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (100%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
2 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 144 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
47% Clinch
  • Distance 40%
  • Clinch 47%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
1 of 2
0 KO/TKO 1 Sub 1 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1538
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Pat Barry
Elo 1513 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
2.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1513
1544

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Lavar Johnson on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.