John Dodson vs Zach Makovsky

May 23, 2015 · ESPN+

DateMay 23, 2015

DivisionFlyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueMGM Grand Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, May 23, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 3:30 AM
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John DodsonThe Magician |24-14-0John Dodson vs Zach MakovskyZach MakovskyFun Size |21-12-0

John DodsonThe Magician24-14-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

24-14-0Record21-12-0

42Age43

5'3"Height5'4"

66,0"Reach64,0"

126 lbsWeight125 lbs

FlyweightWeight ClassFlyweight

Zach MakovskyFun Size21-12-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

John Dodson owns a 103-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare John Dodson and Zach Makovsky across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

John DodsonZach Makovsky

Recent form

John DodsonL W W W W · +15 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Zach MakovskyL L L L W · -49 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Elo edge

John Dodson1692-17 last move

Zach Makovsky1589-19 last move

Why they are ranked here

John DodsonNot on the active ladder · 1692 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Nathaniel Wood (rated 1674 at the time): +14.
Costliest loss: Lost to Hiromasa Ougikubo (rated 1552 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +15 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1646, not 1692: 46 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Zach MakovskyNot on the active ladder · 1589 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Josiel Silva (rated 1545 at the time): +10.
Costliest loss: Lost to Flavio de Queiroz (rated 1483 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -49 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1529, not 1589: 60 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

John DodsonNow 1692

Wins by decision+9→ 1701

Loses by decision-15→ 1677

Zach MakovskyNow 1589

Wins by decision+15→ 1604

Loses by decision-9→ 1580

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

John DodsonvsZach Makovsky

Takedown average

0.71vs3.71

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.20vs1.94

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

3.58vs2.24

Takedown defense

82%vs57%

Finishing profile

John DodsonKO/TKO leads 46% of wins

Zach Makovskydecision leads 62% of wins

Common opponents

John Moraga John Dodson: win · Doctor Stoppage · Jun 7, 2014Zach Makovsky: cancelled · Dec 10, 2016

Tim Elliott John Dodson: win · Decision · May 5, 2012 Zach Makovsky: win · Decision · Feb 14, 2015

Jussier Formiga John Dodson: win · Punches · Oct 5, 2012Zach Makovsky: loss · Decision · Aug 16, 2014

Tale of the tape

John DodsonZach Makovsky

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.20Sig. strikes landed per min1.94

UFC flyweight average : 3.95

41Sig. strike accuracy43

UFC flyweight average : 44%

3.58Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.24

UFC flyweight average : 3.88

62Sig. strike defense62

UFC flyweight average : 55%

0.71Takedown average3.71

UFC flyweight average : 1.44

29Takedown accuracy31

UFC flyweight average : 26%

82Takedown defense57

UFC flyweight average : 57%

0Submission average0.29

UFC flyweight average : 0.61

11Wins by knockout1

2Wins by submission7

11Wins by decision13

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission3

14Losses by decision8

John Dodson vs Zach Makovsky is a scheduled Flyweight fight on UFC 187 : JOHNSON VS CORMIER. John Dodson enters with a 24-14-0 record and Zach Makovsky enters with a 21-12-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.